Australian Owner Builder Books Best Seller Combo

The Allan Staines building manuals have become the go-to books for Apprentices, Builders, Owner Builders, Renovators and the home handyman in Australia for many years. This new edition brings the illustrations and text right up to date with the latest methods applied across Australia.

The 9th Edition of this popular title is a book worth its weight in gold to everyone involved in house building.

This entirely Australian manual is thoroughly researched in co-operation with the Australian Timber, Brick, Concrete, and other relevant associations. It is written in Allan Staines usual easy to comprehend style.

This manual has over 660 clear and technically accurate drawings covering each stage of construction. The text and drawings correlate well. The manual covers the foundations and carpentry aspect in detail as well as brick veneer, cavity brick, and concrete brick systems and weatherboard.

The manual provides current trade practices and hints that help bridge the gap between theory and practice. For these reasons, it is an essential classroom text.

This is a very comprehensive manual and would be extremely useful for anyone planning to erect a new roof. Highly recommended.

This easy, step-by-step guide describes roof building in an easy-to-grasp style. Includes new quick and easy table and bevels, essential to all tradespersons or owner builders.

Allan Staines is the author of the best sellers 'The Australian House Building Manual' and 'How to be a Successful Owner Builder & Renovator'.

Lloyd Hiddle, Cert Bld. MAICS, a practising Trade Apprenticeship Instructor and Builders Licencing Class Lecturer.

Together they have described roof building in an easy to grasp style with new quick and easy tables and bevels essential to all tradespersons or owner builders.