Build It Right! What to Look for in Your New Home

Here is everything you need to successfully get a better home - whether tract, spec, or custom. This completely revised edition will show you the way. Remember it's your home! With Build It Right! you can decide what you want. Learn what your options are so you - not someone else - can make the decisions; include function in your decisions and make your new home a better and more pleasant place - and be sure it is built for the people who will be living in it; plan, plan, plan. By thinking ahead you can avoid problems before they happen, problems that would take time and money to fix - or that could be in the house forever; and insist on getting what's best for you. Even ideal builders can only build what they think you want. When you know what's good and bad, you are the one in control. Many thousands of readers have used Build It Right! to turn their dreams into reality. Some of their stories are in the front of book.

When you remodel or build a house, you have what can seem like a million options. Knobs, handles, or finger grooves in the kitchen cabinets? Self-rimming sink or drop-in? Top vent fireplace or direct vent? Often you're at the mercy of a contractor whose eye is on getting a bigger cut of the eventual cost, so you can end up with the most expensive--and not necessarily the best--choice. Myron Ferguson diagrams and describes the options efficiently and helpfully, and straightforwardly states when and why a certain choice is best. This simple, pragmatic guide will be worth its weight in gold to the first-time remodeler and builder.