BRITISH BOOKS

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Publisher's imprint: Architectural Press

Briefing Your Architect
By: Frank Salisbury 202 pages £23

Creative Brickwork
By: Terry Knight 112 pages £22

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Publisher's imprint: BCA

Build It with Concrete
Home improvement projects & techniques
By: British Cement Association 60 pages £6.50

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Publisher's imprint: Blackberry Books

All About Selfbuild
A comprehensive guide to building your own unique home
By: Robert Matthews 560 pages £22

Practical House Building
A manual for the selfbuilder
By: Robert Matthews 180 pages £18

Talking About Selfbuild
By: Robert Matthews 256 pages £7.50

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Publisher's imprint: Blackwell

Barry's Introduction to Construction of Buildings
By: Emmitt & Gorse 714 pages £22-50

Roof Construction and Loft Conversion
By: CN Mindham 208 pages £37-50

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Publisher's imprint: BRE

Foundations, Basements and External Works
Performance, diagnosis, maintenance and the avoidance of defects
By: Harrison and Trotman 238 pages £45

Walls Windows and Doors
Performance, diagnosis, maintenance and the avoidance of defects
By: Harrison and de Vekey 294 pages £45

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Publisher's imprint: Butterworth Heinemann

BDA Guide to Successful Brickwork
By: The Brick Development Association 230 pages £19

Building Services Handbook
By: Hall and Greeno 458 pages £20

Essential Building Services & Equipment
By: Frederick Hall 220 pages £17

Manual of First and Second Fixing Carpentry
By: Les Goring 210 pages £23

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Publisher's imprint: CAT

It's a Breeze
A Guide to choosing windpower
By: Hugh Piggot 34 pages £6

Lifting the Lid
An ecological approach to toilet systems
By: Harper and Halestrap 146 pages £12

Out of the Woods
Ecological designs for timber frame housing
By: Borer and Harris 112 pages £17.50

Safe to Drink?
The quality of your water
By: Julie Stauffer 144 pages £8

Sewage Solutions
Answering the call of nature
By: Grant Moody and Wheelan 184 pages £12

Solar Water Heating
A DIY guide
By: Paul Trimby 32 pages £6

The Whole House Book
Ecological Building Design and Materials
By: Borer & Harris 288 pages £35

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Publisher's imprint: Collins

Collins Complete DIY Manual
By: Jackson and Day 540 pages £25

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Publisher's imprint: Conran Octopus

The Healthy Home
How to ensure your home has a positive influence on your health
By: Gina Lazenby 156 pages £20

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Publisher's imprint: Crowood

Designing and Building Your Own Home
By: Martin Cummins 176 pages £20

Home Extensions
Planning, managing and completing your extension
By: Laurie Williamson 154 pages £17

Loft Conversions
Planning, managing and completing your conversion
By: Laurie Williamson 132 pages £17

Plumbing and Central Heating
By: Lawrence 94 pages £10

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Publisher's imprint: Ebury Press

Building Your Own Home
The essential guide for anyone wanting to build, renovate, convert or extend their own home in the British Isles
By: Snell and Armor 298 pages £25

Home Plans Book
By: Snell and Armor 434 pages £25

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Publisher's imprint: Elsevier

Building Construction Handbook
By: Chudley and Greeno 720 pages £20

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Publisher's imprint: EPA

The Electrician's Guide
To the 16th edition of the IEE wiring regulations
By: John Whitfield 222 pages £15

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Publisher's imprint: Estates Gazette

Developement and Planning Law
By: Denyer-Green and Ubhi 460 pages £28

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Publisher's imprint: Gaia

Earth to Spirit
In search of natural architecture
By: David Pearson 156 pages £13

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Publisher's imprint: Green Books

Building with Straw Bales
A practical guide for the UK and Ireland
By: Barbara Jones 124 pages £10

Eco-Renovation
The Ecological Home Improvement Guide
By: Edward Harland 236 pages £10

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Publisher's imprint: How To Books

Build Your Own Home
By: Booth and Dyson 240 pages £15

Managing Home Build and Renovation
A step-be-step guide to supervising your own building projects
By: Leonard Sales 128 pages £9

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Publisher's imprint: IEE

IEE On-Site Guide
By: IEE 122 pages £14

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Publisher's imprint: James and James

Handbook of Sustainable Building
An environmental preference method for selection of materials for use in construction and refurbishment
By: Anink, Boonstra and Mak 174 pages £25

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Publisher's imprint: Longman

Building Acts and Regulations Applied: Houses and flats
By: CMH Barritt 268 pages £25

Building Services Technology and Design
By: Roger Greeno 312 pages £28

Construction for Interior Designers
By: Roland Ashcroft 440 pages £38

Construction Technology
By: Chudley, revised by Greeno 524 pages £24

Law for the Construction Industry
By: Stephanie Owen 278 pages £26

Mitchell's Introduction to Building
By: Derek Osbourn 262 pages £24

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Publisher's imprint: New Holland

The New Home Builder
By: Paul Hymers 256 pages £10

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Publisher's imprint: Newnes

Painting and Decorating
By: Roy Hughes 234 pages £18

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Publisher's imprint: Ovolo

The Housebuilder's Bible
An insider's guide through the housebuilding jungle
By: Mark Brinkley 400 pages £20

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Publisher's imprint: Oxford University Press

A Practical Approach to Planning Law
By: Victor Moore 680 pages £29

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Publisher's imprint: RIBA Enterprises

Self Build
By: Julian Owen 162 pages £20

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Publisher's imprint: Shire

Architectural Ceramics
By: Hans van Lenman 40 pages £4.50

Bathroom Ceramics
By: Munroe Blair 40 pages £4.50

Decorative Leadwork
By: PM Sutton-Gould 32 pages £3

Discovering English Architecture
By: TW West 148 pages £7

Discovering Scottish Architecture
By: TW West 126 pages £5

Dovecots
By: Peter and Jean Hansell 40 pages £4.50

Icehouses
By: Tim Buxbaum 32 pages £3.50

Pargeting
By: Tim Buxbaum 32 pages £3

Scottish Doocots
By: Tim Buxbaum 32 pages £3

Weathervanes
By: Patricia and Philip Mockridge 32 pages £3

Wrought Iron
By: Richard Hayman 32 pages £3.50

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Publisher's imprint: Spon

Art of Texturing and Coving
By: PR Barker 106 pages £27.50

Builders' Detail Sheets
By: Smith and Stromach 191 pages £40

Sanitation Details
By: Leslie Wooley 170 pages £22.50

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Publisher's imprint: Stonepound Books

How to Find and Buy a Building Plot
By: Speer and Dade 148 pages £12.50

How to Get Planning Permission
By: Speer and Dade 156 pages £12.50

How to Stop and Influence Planning Permission
By: Speer and Dade 150 pages £12.50

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Publisher's imprint: Tarquin

Geometric Patterns from Churches and Cathedrals
By: Robert Field 64 pages £3-20

Geometric Patterns from Islamic Art and Architecture
By: Robert Field 64 pages £3-20

Geometric Patterns from Roman Mosaics
And how to draw them
By: Robert Field 64 pages £3-20

Geometric Patterns from Tiles and Brickwork
By: Robert Field 64 pages £3-20

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Publisher's imprint: TRADA

Timber Frame Construction
By: TRADA 250 pages £38

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Publisher's imprint: Waterways World

A Survivor's Guide to Building Your Own Home
By: Lez Gray 150 pages £13