House Building + Owner Builder + Renovator’s + Roof Building
These classic Allan Staines manuals have been the go-to books for apprentices, builders, owner builders, renovators and home handymen in Australia for many years. This set includes The Australian House Building Manual, How to be a Successful Owner Builder & Renovator, The Australian Renovator’s Manual and The Roof Building Manual.
- In stock, ships from NSW
- $12 flat-rate postage
- Current edition
What's in this set
About these books
The Australian House Building Manual
The Australian House Building Manual takes you through each stage of construction with over 660 clear and technically accurate drawings. It covers foundations and carpentry in detail, as well as brick veneer, cavity brick, concrete block and weatherboard construction.
How to be a Successful Owner Builder & Renovator
This all-Australian guide has large-scale drawings that make it easy to understand how the various stages and components fit together. It shows the owner builder how to plan the house to suit the chosen allotment, the most economical methods of owner building, and how to identify and correct faulty building practices.
The Australian Renovator's Manual
The all-Australian practical guide to renovations and alterations, with trade methods and hints. It deals with the problems you face when renovating or altering an existing home, and shows step by step how to do the most popular renovation projects.
The Roof Building Manual
The traditional way to pitch a roof: step-by-step instructions for conventional cut-on-site roofs, built from scratch rather than from prefabricated trusses. Tables and bevels cover every pitch from 5° to 75°. The bevels are drawn on the page, so you can set your bevel straight off the book.
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Is this the latest edition?
Yes. We only sell the current edition of each title.
How much is postage?
A flat $12 per order, tracked, anywhere in Australia, however many books you order.
How fast will it arrive?
We send orders with Australia Post eParcel from Port Macquarie NSW, and Australia Post emails you a tracking link. Approximate delivery times are 2-5 working days to NSW, ACT, Vic and Qld, 4-8 working days to SA, NT, WA, Tas and Far North Qld, and up to 10 working days to some remote country locations. More about shipping.
Can I return it?
Yes. You can return new, undamaged, unopened items within 14 days of delivery for a full refund. We don’t pay return postage for a change of mind, but we do if we sent you the wrong item or a faulty one. Returns & Refunds.