books for people building houses?suggestions ...please !!

lillycakes2

having our house build by contractor soon and we are totally new to all of this. is there any books out there anybody can recommend for example building for dummies. A book that would show tips, to dos/not to dos?

Any suggestions really welcome, I cant find a suitable book so far in my search

Metric Tensor

The Homebond Manual (7th edition) - it's both out of date and also out of print and almost impossible to get your hands on - but very well worth the read. Some things, particularly in terms of insulation and air-tightness have moved on since it was written but you'll pick up a lot from it. The local library might have it.

There's a leaving cert Construction Technology book by Hickey that might be a helpful read too.

rayjdav

Homebond have said that there is an update on the way, but not in hardback. It will be an online facility, like the NHBC portal across the pond... Apparently they are waiting for final Part L updates before it goes live.....

Calahonda52

Metric Tensor wrote: »

The Homebond Manual (7th edition) - it's both out of date and also out of print and almost impossible to get your hands on - but very well worth the read. Some things, particularly in terms of insulation and air-tightness have moved on since it was written but you'll pick up a lot from it. The local library might have it.

There's a leaving cert Construction Technology book by Hickey that might be a helpful read too.

https://www.schoolbooks.ie/products/construction-technology?variant=31043057291&utm_campaign=gs-2018-11-05&utm_source=google&utm_medium=smart_campaign&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4Yn6to-74QIVmOR3Ch2-hwf7EAQYAiABEgIBNPD_BwE

Can usually be picked up second hand.

JonathonS

Look for books on self-building, they will help you a lot in planning your house and dealing with the contractor.

The Housebuilder's Bible by Mark Brinkley is the one most usually recommended, but there are others by Haynes, Dummies, etc.

Tefral

I would download and print these off. These are your bible.

https://www.housing.gov.ie/housing/building-standards/tgd-part-d-materials-and-workmanship/technical-guidance-documents

They are obviously very detailed, however they are easy to follow. Theres plenty of diagrams.

lillycakes2

Thanks everybody !!!