 | Log Construction Manual: The Ultimate Guide to Building Handcrafted Log Homes by Robert Wood Chambers
Buy new: $37.95 / Used from: $34.15 Recommended ONLY if you are planning to build with logs.
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 | The Cabin: Inspiration for the Classic American Getaway by Dale Mulfinger
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $7.75 A great book of ideas for cabin designs.
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 | Cabins: A Guide to Building Your Own Nature Retreat by David Stiles
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $10.36 This book is great! Well illustrated. Explains exactly how to build a small home-cabin, not necessarily from logs. Conventional framing. Plans included. Also contains info on septic systems and wells. Valuable 8" X 10" quality paperback for the homesteader. A true asset.
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 | A Little House of My Own: 47 Grand Designs for 47 Tiny Houses by Lester Walker
Buy used from: $33.95 Some of these plans, for truly tiny houses or cabins, are without bathrooms. However, the author, Les Walker, has included a special section at the end of the book on alternatives to standard plumbing: chemical toilets, gravity-feed water systems and simple shower systems.
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 | American Shelter : An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the American Homes by Lester R. Walker
Buy new: $39.15 / Used from: $9.47 Nice reference. Well-drawn, detailed illustrations and plans of EVERY imaginable type/style of American architecture -- from tiny rustic cabins to Gothic revival to solar energy-saving and earth-sheltered homes.
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 | Wells and Septic Systems by Max Alth
Buy new: $14.93 / Used from: $5.28 This book is, in my opinion, the best on the market. It is very thorough and has excellent illustrations. If you're building in the country, you NEED to learn how to build and maintain a well and septic system! Very important!
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 | Housebuilding: A Do-It-Yourself Guide, Revised & Expanded by R. J. DeCristoforo
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $12.03 Hundreds of illustrations on every aspect of building a house - includes advice on codes, permits, inspections, building foundations, framing floors, walls, roof, installing doors & windows, plumbing, wiring and more.
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 | Build Your Own Low-Cost Log Home (Garden Way Publishing Classic) by Roger Hard
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $7.74 |
 | The Owner-Built Log House: Living in Harmony With Your Environment by B. Allan Mackie
Buy used from: $19.16 |
 | Building a Log Cabin Retreat: A Do-It-Yourself Guide by Michael Mulligan
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $9.42 |
 | How to Build Your Dream Cabin in the Woods: The Ultimate Guide to Building and Maintaining a Backcountry Getaway by J. Wayne Fears
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $9.60 |
 | Start-to-Finish: Sheds and Gazebos (Ortho Books) by Ortho
Buy new: $10.16 / Used from: $0.94 |
 | Build and Repair With Concrete : The Complete Do-It-Yourself Manual by Quikrete Companies Staff
Buy used from: $0.01 |
 | The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Home Concrete Projects
Buy new: $19.95 |
 | Basic Wiring by Creative Homeowner Press
Buy used from: $0.89 |
 | Basic Carpentry Techniques by Roger S. Grizzle
Buy used from: $0.01 |
 | Micro Eco-Farming: Prospering from Backyard to Small Acreage in Partnership with the Earth by Barbara Berst Adams
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $15.71 |
 | Rebirth of the Small Family Farm: A Handbook for Starting a Successful Organic Farm Based on the Community Supported Agriculture Concept by Bonnie Gregson Bob Gregson
Buy used from: $28.67 |
 | Successful Small-Scale Farming: An Organic Approach (Down-To-Earth Book) by Karl Schwenke
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $7.74 |
 | Traditional Feeding of Farm Animals by Dr. F. W. Woll
Buy new: $14.95 / Used from: $8.00 |
 | Practical Poultry Keeping by David Bland
Buy new: $33.75 / Used from: $15.57 |
 | Preserving Food without Freezing or Canning: Traditional Techniques Using Salt, Oil, Sugar, Alcohol, Vinegar, Drying, Cold Storage, and Lactic Fermentation by The Gardeners and Farmers of Centre Terre Vivante
Buy new: $16.50 / Used from: $14.55 |
 | Backyard Market Gardening (Good Earth) by Andy, W Lee
Buy new: $14.36 / Used from: $13.71 |
 | The New Organic Grower: A Master's Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener (A gardener's supply book) by Eliot Coleman
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $14.49 |
 | Organic Gardening by Geoff Hamilton
Buy new: $13.60 / Used from: $7.81 |
 | Texas Organic Vegetable Gardening: The Total Guide to Growing Vegetables, Fruits, Herbs, and Other Edible Plants the Natural Way by J. Howard Garrett
Buy new: $16.29 / Used from: $8.19 |
 | Tiny Book of Tiny Houses by Lester R. Walker
Buy used from: $3.84 These indeed are tiny dwellings. However, they can help you to generate ideas of your own for planning and building your own small house. Good used price.
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 | Designing Houses by Lester R. Walker
Buy used from: $0.01 You can't lose for 31 cents, plus handling!
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 | How to Build Cabins, Lodges and Bungalows by Popular Science Monthly
Buy new: $9.31 / Used from: $7.03 |
 | The Big Book of Small House Designs: 75 Award-Winning Plans for Your Dream House, All 1,250 Square Feet or Less by Don Metz
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $10.59 |
 | Little House on a Small Planet: Simple Homes, Cozy Retreats, and Energy Efficient Possibilities by Shay Salomon
Buy used from: $8.79 |
 | Taunton's Professional Building Guides Box Set (Building Porches and Decks / Finish Carpentry / Foundations and Concrete Work / Framing Roofs / Remodeling a Bathroom / Remodeling a Kitchen)
Taunton Press publishes a lot of books on homebuilding.
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