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Stone Masonry Books & Videos
- Stone Masonry Construction (A Brief Overview)
- Living Homes Thomas J. Elpel
- Slipform Stone Masonry DVD Thomas J. Elpel
- Building Stone Walls John Vivian
- Stonework: Techniques and Projects Charles McRaven
- Building With Stone Charles McRaven
- Stone House Tomm Stanley
- The Stonebuilder's Primer Charles K. Long
- Stone Mason's Dreampack Be informed before you build!
- Masonry Stoves (A Brief Overview)
- Living Homes: Integrated Design & Construction Thomas J. Elpel
- The Book of Masonry Stoves David Lyle
- Masonry Fireplace and Chimney Handbook James E. Amrhein, S.E.
- The Bread Builders Daniel Wing and Alan Scott
- Build Your Own Earth Oven Kiko Denzer
- Living Homes: Integrated Design & Construction Thomas J. Elpel
- Concrete Countertops Fu-Tung Cheng
- Concrete at Home Fu-Tung Cheng
- Living Homes: Integrated Design & Construction Thomas J. Elpel
- The Classic Hewn-Log House Charles McRaven
- "How-to" Build This Log Cabin for $3,000 John McPherson
- How to Build Your Own Log Home for Less than $15,000 Robert L. Williams
- Log Construction Manual Robert W. Chambers
- Best Log Home Plans Robbin Obomsawin
- Small Log Homes Robbin Obomsawin
- The Log Wizard An amazing tool for debarking logs!
- Timber Frame Construction Jack Sobon & Roger Schroeder
- Build a Classic Timber-Framed House Jack Sobon
- A Timber Framer's Workshop Steve Chappell
- Timber Framing for the Rest of Us Rob Roy
- Living Homes: Integrated Design & Construction Thomas J. Elpel
- Timber-Framer's Dreampack Be informed before you build!
- Pole Building Projects Monte Burch
- Low-Cost Pole Building Construction Ralph Wolfe
- Cordwood Building Rob Roy
Strawbale House Books
- Strawbale Construction (A Brief Overview)
- Living Homes: Integrated Design & Construction Thomas J. Elpel
- The Strawbale House Athena & Bill Steen, David Bainbridge, David Eisenberg.
- Small Strawbale Bill and Athena Steen
- Serious Strawbale Paul Lacinski, Bergeron Lacinski & Michel Bergeron
- More Straw Bale Building Chris Magwood, Peter Mack, Tina Therrien
- Straw Bale Details Chris Magwood & Chris Walker
- Building with Earth and Straw Bruce King, P.E.
- Strawbale Home-Builder's Dreampack Be informed before you build!
- Building with Papercrete and Paper Adobe Gordon Solberg
- Building with Earth Paulina Wojciechowska
- Earthbag Building Kaki Hunter and Donald Kiffmeyer
- Comfort in any Climate Michael Reynolds
- Earthship Volume I: How to Build Your Own Michael Reynolds
- Earthship Volume II: Systems and Components Michael Reynolds
- Earthship Volume III: Evolution Beyond Economics Michael Reynolds
- Water from the Sky Michael Reynolds
- Dome Living: A Creative Guide For Planning Your Monolithic Dream Home David B. South, Freda Grones
- The Rammed Earth House David Easton and Cynthia Wright
- The Rammed Earth Renaissance (Video) David Easton and Cynthia Wright
- Building with Earth and Straw Bruce King, P.E.
- Ceramic Houses and Earth Architecture Nader Khalili
- Cob Builders Handbook Becky Bee
- The Hand-Sculpted House Ianto Evans, Michael G. Smith, and Linda Smiley
- The $50 & Up Underground House Book Mike Oehler
- NEW! The Earth-Sheltered Solar Greenhouse Book Mike Oehler
- Earth-Sheltered Houses Rob Roy
- Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands Brad Lancaster
- Rainwater Collection for the Mechanically Challenged Suzy Banks & Richard Heinichen
- Create an Oasis with Greywater Art Ludwig
- Greywater Builder's Guide Art Ludwig
- Water Storage Art Ludwig
- The Real Goods Independent Builder Sam Clark
- The Not So Big House Sarah Susanka
- Creating the Not So Big House Sarah Susanka
- Not So Big Solutions for Your Home Sarah Susanka
- Living Homes: Integrated Design & Construction Thomas J. Elpel
- The New Independent Home Michael Potts
- The Natural House Daniel Chiras
- The Solar House Daniel Chiras
- The Passive Solar House James Kachadorian
- The Whole House Book Pat Borer and Cindy Harris
- Green Building Products Alex Wilson and Mark Piepkorn
- Green Remodeling By David Johnston and Kim Master
- Building Without Borders Joseph F. Kennedy
For Pros / By Pros: Specialty Construction books from Taunton Press
- Working with Concrete
- Foundations and Concrete Work
- Exterior Siding, Trim, and Finishes
- Framing Roofs
- Roofing with Asphalt Shingles
- Building Porches and Decks
- Wiring a House
- Installing and Hanging Doors
- Building Stairs
- Finish Carpentry
- Renovating a Bathroom
- Renovating a Kitchen
- Building Tips and Techniques
- Running a Successful Construction Company
- Houses to Go Robert L. Williams
- The House That Jill Built Judy Ostrow
- Code Check, 4th Edition
- Code Check Building
- Code Check Plumbing
- Code Check HVAC
- Code Check Electrical
- Mortgage-FREE! Rob Roy
Hi,I just wanted to thank you for sending me Living Homes so quickly! I greatly appreciate it. I am excited about using some of the techniques from it. Also, we have the Art of Nothing Videos that Tom has done and they are awesome!!! My husband and I both enjoy them very much. We have recently moved to the mountains of Kentucky to live "Our Dream". Thanks for helping to inspire us!
Take care,
Jeannie Buck
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