{"product_id":"9781580176989","title":"Home Plan Doctor : The Essential Companion for  Anyone Buying a Home Design Plan","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eHome Plan Doctor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Larry W. Garnett\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuilding a new house begins with a home plan, but the two-dimensional drawings used by contractors are often difficult to interpret and challenging to visualize. In easy-to-understand language, Larry W. Garnett explains construction terminology and basic design principles, enabling you to expertly navigate every step of the home-building process. From selecting a plan to judging its room-by-room suitability and requesting modifications, \u003ci\u003eHome Plan Doctor\u003c\/i\u003e offers cost-effective suggestions and encouraging guidance so that you can create the house of your dreams. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“If home plans and blueprints look like hieroglyphics to you, this book is the Rosetta Stone.”\u003cbr\u003eKevin Ireton, editor, Fine Homebuilding\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Clear and practical advice from a veteran designer. If you’re building from a stock plan, this book could save you from a lot of mistakes.” \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKevin Ireton, editor, Fine Homebuilding\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“If you’re building from a stock plan, read this book first. You’ll get a better house, and you’ll like likely save money too.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKevin Ireton, editor, Fine Homebuilding \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Like a Consumer’s Guide for electronics, this book gets ‘under the hood’ of what makes a space into a workable, functional, happy house, translating arcane architectural language into everyday language.  Not just for house plans -- anyone who is looking to buy a home, and to shape the where and the way of how they live, needs to own this book.\"  Melanie Taylor, Melanie Taylor Architecture \u0026amp; Gardens LLC\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLarry Garnett’s \u003ci\u003eHome Plan Doctor\u003c\/i\u003e provides a powerful dose of preventative medicine for those who wish to avoid the headaches of homebuilding.  This comfortably written, ultra-informative book is absolutely loaded with often-overlooked details that are essential to consider \u003ci\u003ebefore\u003c\/i\u003e you build.  I guarantee you’ll find yourself saying “\u003ci\u003eI never would have thought of that\u003c\/i\u003e” – but you’ll be thankful Larry did.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781580176989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Storey Publishing, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40853509308622,"sku":"9781580176989","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_496eef01-1eda-4f60-a1c7-ca492a1e180c.jpg?v=1643877030","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781580176989","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}