Alternative Housebuilding

by Michael McClintock

Book Overview

Build a home using logs, adobe, stone, cordwood, rammed earth, or earth-sheltered methods for less money and lower energy costs. "Includes information and diagrams detailed enough to construct seven different homes...an unbiased, unglamorized, nitty-gritty understanding of what goes into constructing the different styles."- Green Living.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806969954
• ISBN13: 9780806969954
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Sterling
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 2.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.1" x 10.7"

Customer Reviews

Alternative Housebuilding Review

I went through the options in this very big book before building a vacation cabin in maine, and found it very helpful in explaining design and construction in enough detail to know which systems weren't right for me (like stackwall that i was interested in) as well as the one that would serve my needs best (log)

interesting, long-lasting home options

this book is about the best way to see in practical depth the viable alternatives to conventional home construction; you get a real sense of what log, stone, timber frame, pole, and other types of houses would be like to build (or have built for you), including enough detail to actually build one, and at the same time learn what they would be like to live in and take care of; if you're interested in something more than the standard devlepment house or a formerly sturdy but older home that takes a lot of work to keep up, this book offers a readable and interesting way to explore the options and make up your mind

Alternative Housebuilding

This is an excellent book for the person wanting to build a different earth friendly structure. I plan to either build a shed or put an addition on to an existing stone house.

A detailed explanation of non- stick-frame housebuilding

The author explains building with logs, timbers, pole-frames, cordwood and mortar, and stone and mortar.It's a big book with a good deal of technical information, diagrams, and very good annotated bibliographies for each chapter, also including contact information for schools on timber-framing, log-building, etc. Good if you want to see what's available, or nail down a specific construction method. Not at all dated material.