Houses are Designed by Geniuses & Built by Gorillas : An Insider's Guide to Designing and Building a Home

Houses are Designed by Geniuses & Built by Gorillas : An Insider's Guide to Designing and Building a Home

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Houses are Designed by Geniuses & Built by Gorillas : An Insider's Guide to Designing and Building a Home

Editorial Reviews Book Description This book is a must for anyone planning to have a home built or contracting it themselves. Full of helpful hints,flow charts, and step-by-step planning advice, it shows a perspective seldom seen in home building. Written in a light-hearted manner with wit and wisdom, it is high-lighted by dozens of "war stories" of building problems and how they were solved. This book will keep you out of trouble while providing a fuller understanding of the building process and the home building industry. About the Author Written by Bob Johnson, a licensed general contractor in North Carolina who has built hundreds of homes and held key management positions in a number of the country's largest building companies. These companies include Ryan Homes, Inc., one of the nation's top 10 production builders, Timberpeg, Inc., one of the oldest and largest timberframe companies, North American Housing Corporation, a leading modular home manufacturer and Hearthstone, Inc. a leading log home company. Bob has also been a land developer and is currently the general manager of Anthony Log Homes, the nation's largest laminated log home company. Bob has presented seminars and taught college courses on home building throughout the country and at three different colleges. He is a 1974 graduate of the Virginia Military Institute and has an M.B.A. from Campbell University. He lives in Hendersonville, North Carolina with his wife Pamela and three sons.

Houses are Designed by Geniuses & Built by Gorillas : An Insider's Guide to Designing and Building a Home,Bob Johnson,Addax,1886110484,Amateurs' manuals,Building Construction,Construction - General,Design & Construction,General,Home Improvement / Construction,House construction,Science/Mathematics,Technology,Architecture / General

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