Building an Affordable House
Trade secrets to
high-value, low-cost construction
by Fernando Pagés Ruiz
If you want to know everything about using a high-value,
low-cost approach to home building and remodeling, read this book
from cover to cover. Or, if you prefer, skip around and read only
the sections that apply to your specific project. Read the first
two chapters thoroughly, because they provide an overview of the
opportunities available for taking charge of construction expenses.
The succeeding six chapters detail how it’s done, trade by
trade, and chapters nine and ten cover finishing details on the exterior
and interior of your home.
The approach described here does not require sweat
equity, purchasing schemes, or unproven technologies. It’s
a hard-dollar-cost, hard-nosed approach to saving money through knowledge.
This is a book about empowerment that gives you the information you
need to control every expense. If your home-building or remodeling
contractor hasn’t read this book, it’s going to cost
you thousands. One excellent way to save money is to have each trade
read their corresponding chapter and then apply what they’ve
learned to your home. I use every technique in this book, and I’ve
never met a builder who could build better for less. Except, that
is, until you.
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