How to Build in the Country
128 Page Softcover
Book with Good Advice from the Past on
how to Choose a Site, Plan, Design, Build, Decorate & Landscape
Your Country Home
In this
revised and enlarged edition of his popular 1986 book,
architect Donald Berg presents time-tested design ideas and
building advice from the best of last century's
architectural books, builders' guides, farm journals and
garden magazines. This new book is arranged as a
step-by-step guide for today's country home builder, and is
illustrated with hundreds of beautiful old-time engravings.
"A significant
contribution to the how-to bookshelf that will stand the test of
time" - The Midwest Book Review
"A nostalgic look at yesterday that is eminently practical" -
The Newark Star Ledger
"A virtual gold mine of information" - Jan Paul, Around the
House syndicated column
"All `modern' builders and prospective homeowners should have a
copy" - John Rice Irwin, author and director of The Museum of
Appalachia
"This advice from the past fits today's home" - The Chicago
Tribune
"Welcome help"- The San Diego Union
