Building country comforts

wisdom on living a sustainable back-to-basics life

Building country comforts

wisdom on living a sustainable back-to-basics life
by Robert Inwood & Christian Bruyère ; foreword by Ashley English
Book - 2011

"...Focuses on the lives of people who built homes and secondary structures in harmony with their natural surroundings. These intrepid individuals used timeless building techniques that are doable by nonprofessionals, from framing walls and windows, to setting floor joints and building roofs. The stories reveal the successes, mistakes, and even later renovations, as well as the personal dreams of those who experience this back-to-nature process..."--P. [4] of cover.

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37413314379605 Available Non-fiction 690.837 INWOOD
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Inwood, Robert
Other Authors: Bruyère, Christian
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Sterling, c2011.
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