The House That Jill Built: A Woman's Guide to Home Building
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Millions of women are already learning the basics of do-it-yourself and getting in tune with the empowering nature of power tools. The House That Jill Built is perfect for women of all skill levels, from the experienced do-it-her-selfer to the woman who doesn't know the difference between a stud finder and a palm sander, to the woman who is looking to move on to more complex or large-scale projects. Sharing women's real-life experiences in creating their own dream homes, The House that Jill Built is a groundbreaking guide to the process as well as a collection of women's real-life home-building experiences, complete with before and after photos and drawings, advice from experts, safety precautions, and a comprehensive section of how-to tips, including a tool guide. Chapters highlight success stories, such as the design and construction of one woman's desert dream house to another's tropical paradise nestled up north. After reading these personal stories, every woman will feel motivated to pick up the hammer and go for it.
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Introduction Part 1: True Tales of Home Making 1. Southern Comfort, New England Style-Siobhan Daggett 2. A Dream in the Desert-Alison Kennedy 3. With a Little Help From Her Friends-Tracy Ransom 4. Vermont Two-Step-Lizabeth Moniz 5. Building a Community-Mary Kraus and Neighbors 6. Into the Woods-Patti Garbeck 7. Resourceful Ranch-Lisa Hawkins 8. The House That Jill Renovated-Jill MacNaughton 9. Up a Mountain-Kathe Higgins 10. His . . . and Hers-Morgan Irons 11. Pioneers: Twentieth Century Home Makers Part II: A Home Maker's Guide 12. Building 101: Learning the Basics 13. Jill's Tool Kit 14. The Drawing Board: Making a Design 15. The Right Spot: Finding and Buying Land 16. Paper Tiger: Financing, Permits and Inspections 17. Building Lessons: Instruction and Resources 18. The Material World: Getting the Right Stuff Credits & Sources [by section] Acknowledgments Afterword Index
The House That Jill Built: A Woman's Guide to Home Building
The House That Jill Built: A Woman's Guide to Home Building,Judy Ostrow,Karen Leffler,Gibbs Smith, Publisher,1586854593,Anecdotes,Architecture,Design & Construction,Design and construction,Do-It-Yourself,Domestic,House & Home,House construction,Log cabins,United States,Women construction workers,House & Home / Design & Construction
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