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A veritable cookbook of natural plaster recipes and techniques for beautiful, durable finishes

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Essential Rainwater Harvesting covers complete home-scale rainwater harvesting system design including goal setting, system planning, site assessment, calculations, and material selection and sizing for all climates.

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Essential Rammed Earth Construction covers design, building science, tools, and step-by-step building methods for building with rammed earth - and, gravel, and clay or lime/cement binder packed into forms - in any climate with an emphasis on cold climates.

(Hardback)

For readers who want to shrink their carbon footprint, save money, and eat homegrown food whenever possible, this large, fully-illustrated guide--and companion to the bestseller Back to Basics--provides the basics of living a good, clean life.

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The one book that shows you how to fix anything anywhere in your home! There are a million things that can go wrong in your home. Faucets leak. Floorboards creak. Paint flakes. Chairs break. With "How to Fix Absolutely Anything," you'll have step-by-step instructions to tackle even the most confounding repairs in your home.

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Originally published: Philadelphia: D. McKay, 1907.

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Start a mini farm on a quarter acre or less and provide 85 percent of thefood for a family of four and earn an...

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Spend a satisfying weekend in your workshop making any of these fine quality projects for gifts and your home. From simple items, such as a wooden basket and a candleholder, to more elaborate ones like the four-drawer storage unit.

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Essential information for hobbyists and professionals; fully illustrated

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"Some of the material in this book appeared first in Good living guide to country skills"--Title page verso.

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The ultimate guide to self-sufficient living for country, urban, and suburban dwellers.

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"100 recipes to kill germs and keep you virus-free!"--Cover.

(Paperback, Revised Edition)

For the rural homeowner, this illustrated, easy-to-understand manual covers the basics of a septic tank and drain field, potential problems and solutions, greywater systems, composting toilets, and other alternatives. 125 illustrations. Tables.

(Paperback, Revised edition)

From niches and bookcases to linen closets and pantries, built-ins can have a huge architectural impact on any home. This book showcases a range of built-in and storage possibilities. It answers the questions of what to store, where to store, and how to store, with design solutions for kitchens, bathrooms, home offices and more.

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An extensive collection of the best-selling and most stylish home designs available today. Updated with brand new plans and prices, Best-Selling 1-Story Home Plans, 5th Edition offers more than 360 home plans, from convenient ranch homes to traditional cottages.

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Best-Selling House Plans offers readers 400 of the most successful and sought-after home designs from the top architects and designers across North America. Completely updated and revised, this new edition offers new home plans and pricing, special sections on home automation, home design trends, curb appeal tips, and more.

(Paperback, Fourth Edition, New Edition)

In BLACK+DECKER Complete Guide to Patios 4th Edition, you'll find brand-new projects as well as key updates and inspiration, including showstopping patios as well as a variety of walkways and paths.

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Bookshelves showcase our favourite books and most treasured objects, are useful and practical but, far from reducing them to their simplest function, we love that they reflect our style and individuality. This book presents 14 creations with step-by step photos, plans and technical tips.

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Nothing transforms the look and function of a kitchen or bathroom space- and adds significantly to the value of a home- like new cabinets and countertops. The builder-tested techniques and methods in Cabinets Vanities, and Countertops will show you how to build and install high-quality, durable and cost-efficient cabinets, vanities and countertops.

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The ultimate guide to woodworking: a complete guide to essential tools and key techniques plus 5 inspiring projects.

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An illustrated, step-by-step guide to the essential techniques for finishing, glazing, dyeing, spraying and French polishing furniture. It covers both modern and traditional techniques, from sanding and surface preparation through to staining and applying topcoats to final polishing.

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