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Better Houses, Better Living: What To Look for When Buying, Building or Remodeling
by Myron E. Ferguson
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Home User Press (2004-09)
ISBN: 0965485617
EAN: 9780965485616
Dewey Decimal #: 643.12
Binding/Media: Paperback - 337 pages
SKU: LDEV0000708
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: Sold with pride and shipped with confirmation for US addresses. No writing. Gently read copy. Light liquid spill evident on the first page only.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Better Houses, Better Living helps home owners and home buyers by explaining the basics of home design and building from a user's perspective. Ferguson clearly and succinctly details what makes a house "user-friendly" and a better place to live by focusing on practicality instead of just feeling and looks. The book includes over 500 graphics including 462 photographs that clearly show each element that is discussed. There are also 142 Internet Resources where people can go for more information. A referenced website has hot-links to these Internet Resource listings making them easier to access. And there are 8 Supplements which will be a real bonus to the reader, offering scads of additional information.
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Customer Reviews
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Better Houses, Better Living: What to look for when buy, building or remondeling
Rating  (5)
Date: 2010-09-05
The book arrived promptly and is in good condition. It is most informative and exactly what I was looking for.
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Exactly as ordered
Rating (5)
Date: 2010-06-01
Received the book and so far I have learned several things to look for when out looking at model homes and pre-owned homes that I never thought of to look for. The book is laid out in an easy to read format so you can focus on the areas you want or better yet, read the entire book.
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Absolute must for any renovations or builds you have a part in doing
Rating (5)
Date: 2009-10-20
This book is a treasure. Excellent resource to have at the beginning, middle or just before final plans of a renovation or build.
Our home was deemed uninhabitable after 2 Florida hurricanes in 1 month! So we took it down to the foundation except for parts of the 4 outside walls.
We told our architect what we thought we wanted. After he did the first phase we decided to do even more.....like doubling its size.
I found this book after we started the design phase...because of months of online research and book store purchases I had made a decent start. After buying this book, I was ecstatic! Quickly I made necessary changes which saved us SO MUCH $$$ AND AGGRAVATION! I kid you not. I wore it out and will never get rid of it! Who knows...my kids or grandkids may need this timeless information. Get the book...what you pay you will save in heartache and $$$$.
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what every home buyer or builder needs to know
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-03-01
This is not a glitzy book (the pictures are black and white), but it is packed with practical, essential, and specific information that you need to know when purchasing or building a house. This is the most useful of a number of house planning books I have purchased.
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Buyer Beware
Rating  (2)
Date: 2007-08-28
0 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
The book is good at pointing the seller in the right directions. The
author is causious at not going to far in giving too much advice which
causes the reader to have to do more homework. I felt it gave me more
questions than answers. I felt overwhelmed by all the steps and where
to go to accomplish the task at hand.
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