SAHBA Home Hints
January 6, 2008
Building a Bigger Book Collection
Building, designing, and maintaining a home can be a lot of work. SAHBA and the National Association of Home Builders have put together a list of books that can be helpful in all of these areas.
Building a Home: Dream to Reality, Part 1, written by Carol Smith prepares new home buyers for a successful home-building experience.
This book presents information and realistic perspectives on the sequence of events in the overall process. It focuses on how to prepare for and navigate each step of the home building process. It also gives readers insight on what to expect from home builders, trade contractors, and associated professionals.
After buying or building a house, personalizing it to make it “your home” is crucial.
Home by Design: Transforming Your House Into a Home, can help home owners learn the 30 key design concepts that can be applied to any home.
Written by Sarah Susanka, this book brings these concepts to life with 150 powerful and inspiration examples. It uses 28 of the best-designed homes from around the country, and gives you a new way to “see” your home and create the home you've always wanted. This book can help create a sense of warmth and beauty in your home.
Once you've built and designed your home, you will have to maintain it for years to come. Your New Home and How to Take Care of It , is a booklet that provides tips on maintenance that will help keep your new home performing at its peak.
This booklet also includes checklists that you can note maintenance dates and reminders to yourself. You can keep important information about your house, appliances, and builder information right at your fingertips.
All of these books can be very helpful to any homeowner. To purchase these books or other NAHB top picks, visit www.builderbooks.com and click on the Home Buyers & Owners Link under Browse Books. Prices range from $15 to $35.
SAHBA represents about 750 member businesses and 40,000 jobs serving the residential construction industry in Pima and Cochise counties.
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