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Informationen zum Autor Ralph Wolfe has written Storey's Low-Cost Pole Building Construction with the expert advice of Doug Merrilees and Evelyn Loveday. It has received acclaim from Countryside & Small Stock Journal: "The definitive book on the subject, Low-Cost Pole Building Construction, is cheap enough and sufficiently valuable to belong in every homestead library." Ralph has since passed away. Klappentext Pole Building Construction * If you want to save money * If you want to build it yourself, but lack experience. * For small buildings, barns, cottages and camps, even homes. This one-of-a-kind book will save you money, labor, time, and materials in building a small home, barn, or other structure. Involves limited grading, no excavation for a foundation, use of sites unsuited for other types of buildings, good wind resistance, and fewer materials. You can build it yourself with this book, illustrated with plans, drawings, and photographs. Construction techniques are carefully explained. This book will make pole building construction THE answer to your building needs. Plans for * Year-round houses * Vacation homes * Garage and tool shed * Woodshed * Solar cottage * Small pole barn * Storage shed Zusammenfassung Cost-effective and adaptable, pole buildings are the perfect solution for tool sheds, barns, or even summer homes. Low-Cost Pole Building Construction focuses on designs that provide good wind resistance with minimal grading and no need to excavate for a foundation. With full plans for a number of sample buildings that include a solar cottage, garage, and woodshed, you’ll be able to quickly and effectively build the structure you need while saving both money and time. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction I. Pole Construction 1 History of Pole Construction 2 Attackers of Wood 3 Preservative Treatments 4 Buying Poles 5 Choosing a Site 6 Choosing a Design 7 The Fastenings to Use 8 The Process of Construction 9 Plumbing and Electricity 10 Heating and Cooling Tables II. Examples of Pole Building Pawley's Island House Steen House Hull House Richardson House Kent House Vickers House Westbrook House Lebov House Sketch of a Pole House Surfside House Nine Square House Craddock House Ritz House MacDonald House Betsy Ross Nursery School Pennsylvania House Korean Church California House Hexagon House III. Pole Building Plans Small Barn Double Garage and Tool Shed Storage Shed Vacation Cottage Year-Round House Split-Level House Camp Cabin 1 Camp Cabin 2 Solar Cottage Woodshed Appendix 1 Suggested Tools for Pole Building Appendix 2 Bibliography Appendix 3 Maximum Wind Speeds Maximum Snow Load...
