House Alterations and Additions - A Do-It-Yourself Guide to the New Zealand Timber-Framed House

Have you ever considered altering or building on to your house? This step-by-step guide outlines the options open to you and illustrates the various ways of altering or adding on to your house. It shows how to plan your additions and provides information on the various methods of construction. More than 100 finely detailed architectural and pictorial drawings accompany this highly practical text, which also outlines precautions to be taken and the methods of strengthening the house before joining new work to it...