{"product_id":"self-build-and-renovation-for-dummies-paperback-softback-9780470025864","title":"Self Build and Renovation For Dummies (Paperback \/ softback) 9780470025864","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSelf Build and Renovation For Dummies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNicholas Walliman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470025864, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 27 October 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e400 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 19 x 2.2 cm, 0.709 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Full of info, it demystifies impenetrable technical jargon.\" (\u003ci\u003eGrand Designs\u003c\/i\u003e, January 2007)  \u003cp\u003e\"…a great introduction.\" (\u003ci\u003eBuild IT,\u003c\/i\u003e January 2007)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This is a great reference for anyone seriously considering a self build.” (\u003ci\u003eSelf Build And Design,\u003c\/i\u003e March 2007)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...provides the concrete know-how on all the regulations, design and financial implications of self build and renovation projects.\" (\u003ci\u003eSelf Build \u0026amp; Design\u003c\/i\u003e, November 2007)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eCreating your dream home is an exciting idea, but it's also a major project and one where you need to be an expert on everything from planning laws to landscape design, and all that's in between. \u003ci\u003eSelf Build and Renovation For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e takes you through every step of the process, from choosing and buying a plot of land, through to the building's design and on to the actual build – plus all the financial and legal stuff – using plain English in an easy-to-understand format. 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