How to Build Your Cabin Or Modern Vacation Home (Popular Science Skill Book)

With Your Cabin Or Modern Vacation Home, you can easily turn those daydreams of a weekend retreat into reality. This book shows you exactly how to plan and build your own handsome, low-cost home, taking your choice from a wide range of styles. You'll find all the details about how to pick the best homesite, plans, tools and materials - including valuable tips on homes by the seashore, deep in the woods or in national parks. You'll find easy-to-follow step-by-step directions on every aspect of building, including full data on utilities, framing, chimneys, doors, windows, shutters, stairs and decorating. You'll also get details on water supply, waste disposal, power and everything else it takes to complete your country retreat.