num_pages: 320
description: This is the essential book for anyone who is considering building or buying a new house or remodeling an old one--an insider's guide to construction, written by a professional contractor. Many readers will remember Jim Locke as the contractor in Tracy Kidder's bestselling book HOUSE, in which he epitomized the values of the true craftsman.
language: English
title: The Well-Built House
titlecomplete: The Well-Built House
genres: Nonfiction, Architecture, Construction
ratings_count: 60
publisher: Harper Paperbacks