Building Your Own Home Guide For Australian Owner Builders Revised
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For anyone dreaming of turning a vacant block into a custom-designed Australian home, the 2001 revised edition of “Building Your Own Home: Guide for Australian Owner-Builders” is still the go-to resource on thousands of work-site utes and bookshelves from Broome to Ballarat. Written by respected building educators Stuart Arden and George Wilkie, this illustrated paperback walks first-timers through every stage—selecting land, reading plans, calling for quotes, supervising trades, locking-up, finishing and final hand-over—using Australian Standards, metric measurements and local materials so nothing is lost in translation. With step-by-step checklists, budget templates and more than 300 photos and diagrams, it transforms the overwhelming into the achievable and saves owner-builders thousands of dollars in costly mistakes.
What makes this copy especially appealing is its condition: a crisp, tight Very Good paperback from a smoke-free home, ready to be annotated or carried on site without the wear usually found on 20-plus-year-old manuals. Because the title has been out of print for years, demand among owner-builders, TAFE teachers and construction students keeps resale prices firm; securing a well-preserved copy now means you can re-sell or gift it after your build without losing value. The 2001 revision also predates the 2004 BCA rewrite, giving readers a clear snapshot of pre-energy-rating construction techniques that still underpin many existing homes—vital knowledge for renovations, extensions and heritage projects.
Whether you’re a young adult saving for your first block, a downsizer wanting control over quality, or a professional looking for a concise on-site reference, this locally written guide remains one of the most practical and search-friendly titles for “Australian owner-builder book,” “home building step by step,” or “owner builder TAFE textbook.”
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