
A consumer-friendly guide to do-it-yourself add-ons and other home improvement jobs, complete with architect-created plans.
In a tough economy, money becomes scarce, but life goes on and families keep growing. People who want and need more living space are often discouraged at the first step: the expense of hiring an architect to create a design which will blend into the existing house. This volume contains hundreds of professional plans that form a portfolio of ideas and easy-to-follow prototypes. 400 illustrations.
Lots of ideas, plans, and drawings for home remodeling, along with some general guidelines for getting it done, but no consideration of costs. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
More Reviews and RecommendationsAlan Axelrod has a Ph.D. in English and is the author of numerous books including The Penguin Dictionary of American Folklore, The Macmillan Dictionary of Military Biography, Encyclopedia of the American West, and What Every American Should Know About American History. Previously, he served as publishing executive with the Henry Francis Winterthur Museum, Van Nostrand Reinhold, Abbeville Press, and Turner Publishing.