Build and Renovate your Home With your Eyes Wide Open

by Paul Netscher

The advice, tips and information in this easy to read book will be invaluable to you when building or renovating your home, whether doing the work yourself or employing contractors. As a home owner, project manager, contractor and author of several acclaimed construction management books, my knowledge and experience will help you avoid mistakes saving you thousands. This book answers the what, where, when, how, why and who questions. It will open your eyes to possibilities for your new house, the traps and pitfalls you must avoid, and what you need to consider. All the stages of your home building project are discussed, from deciding what you want, where you’re going to build it, what help you need, designing your home, selecting and appointing contractors, what you need to know to do everything yourself, building processes, managing construction, and finally, completing the project. There are also chapters on contractual and financial matters, as well as avoiding common construction mistakes. Included are suggestions for simple changes to improve your home. Building your home, or undertaking a major renovation can be a daunting undertaking. There are literally hundreds of decisions to be made. Your home is one of the biggest financial investments you make and you will have to live with most decisions for many years. So it’s important to make the right decisions – decisions which are right for YOU and YOUR family. Some books advise you to do everything yourself, others tell you not to trust contractors, while another says you should engage an architect and a contractor. But, we are all different, we have different abilities, financial means, time constraints and even varying physical capabilities. So, what’s right for one person may not be right for another. Even projects vary, some are relatively simple, while others are complex, depending on the house design, the location, the property’s constraints, and the local laws. So I don’t tell you what you must do, rather I guide you through the construction processes, providing you with options and their pros and cons, giving you sufficient information so you can make the best decisions for you. Armed with this knowledge your home construction project will be a success. Good luck.

777 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 8, 2018