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Title: Living Homes: Thomas J. Elpel's Field Guide to Integrated Design and Construction by Thomas J. Elpel ISBN: 1-892784-09-2 Publisher: HOPS Press Pub. Date: 01 May, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Designing an energy-efficient result
Comment: Thomas Elpel's Living Homes is an invaluable reference on the concept of integrated design and construction that will appeal to anyone remodeling their home as well as to new home builders, though the latter group will be more interested in the ground-up building approach offered her. From the planning process to designing an energy-efficient result, Living Homes provides construction and how-to tips the home do-it-yourselfer will appreciate.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great description of slipform stonewall building
Comment: I was really excited to see this book appear. A classic "Build Your Own Stone House" is now out of print, and I thought there was nothing to replace it. Since I am a bookerseller of alternative housebuilding books I was looking for another resource on stone building. Elpel does a very good job of covering all the bases for the prospective owner builder. He allows the reader to envision how home siting, use of passive solar, water needs and energy use will affect the final home for years to come. He covers plumbing, electric, septic, even making a solar hot water heater. But the best part for me was the description of the "terra Tiles" earthen floor method. This is good stuff! Chapters on straw bale and log home building allow the reader to compare various methods. Also coverage of masonry stove building, overall Elpel provides a real understanding of "how to", and an easy to read book.
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Title: The Stonebuilder's Primer: A Step-By-Step Guide for Owner-Builders by Charles K. Long ISBN: 1552092984 Publisher: Firefly Books Pub. Date: October, 1998 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Building With Stone by Charles McRaven, Chandis Ingenthron ISBN: 0882665502 Publisher: Storey Books Pub. Date: August, 1989 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The Book of Masonry Stoves: Rediscovering an Old Way of Warming by David Lyle ISBN: 1890132098 Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Company Pub. Date: April, 1998 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: Direct Pointing to Real Wealth: Thomas J. Elpel's Field Guide to Money by Thomas J. Elpel ISBN: 1892784084 Publisher: HOPS Press Pub. Date: 01 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Serious Straw Bale: A Home Construction Guide for All Climates (Real Goods Solar Living Book.) by Paul Lacinski, Michel Bergeron ISBN: 1890132640 Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Company Pub. Date: December, 2000 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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