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"Manage and Build Your Home ""This book provides details and information that keeps you on track"". FJ Martin. This straight-talking guide for home builders acts as a 'Companion' to enable you to build better, save money and avoid costly mistakes. Have a knowledgeable 'building buddy' join you on your Home Building journey. You will be challenged to develop a strategy to manage and build your dream home and alerted to looming pitfalls. You will learn how to: - Develop a working and functioning home with a unique twist to make it special - Introduce green technologies - Manage your site and operatives - Communicate that 'Quality Matters' - Finish at the 'Beginning' - Know what a 'Good Deal' is for you Control your project and ensure it is a successful and major achievement of your life. Buy this practical book today and take the next step to becoming a successful Owner- Builder. It is often said that money is 'made or lost in the ground', avoid costly mistakes at any stage of the project. This book takes you from a starting point to the last certificate. Stories and experiences are shared as many lessons are best remembered in the 'story ' form. This edition is tailored to meet Australian and New Zealand building regulations and conditions. Book 1 is also available which starts the journey from 'Zero to Planning Permit'. Avoid the mistakes that most new builders make and set your project up for the success you deserve. Buy your copy today."

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Philip, a qualified building surveyor, grew up in London during an exciting period of having 'endless' houses that needed upgrading and large tracts of vacant land that were created by demolition. High quality traditional methods of working were respected for both new construction and on fine refurbishment projects. Their family company (of four brothers, four surveyors) won many awards including the prestigious Master Builders 'highest quality of work' award. He travelled extensively across the USA as a guest of the US government to meet training groups and discuss industry changes. Philip has worked on projects in the UK, Australia, Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands, Caribbean and Morocco.Philip started thinking about the book over 25-years ago and the outline drawn up then is still recognisable in 'The Builder's Companion' books. The Covid-19 stay at home regime in spurred Philip to get his ideas down on paper but he has retained the 'human ' touch' and included many 'True Stories' and 'Take-away's that are relevant to today's homebuilders.

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