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The Complete Guide to Contracting Your Home

Kent Lester

from $4.69

The E-Myth Contractor: Why Most Contractors' Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It

Michael E. Gerber

from $5.49

How to Plan, Contract and Build Your Own Home

Richard M. Scutella

from $6.09

Be Your Own House Contractor

Carl Heldmann

from $8.09

The Owner-Builder Book: How You Can Save More Than $100,000 in the Construction of Your Custom Home

Elaine M. Smith

from $39.19

Running a Successful Construction Company (For Pros by Pros)

David Gerstel

from $13.69

Pipe and Excavation Contracting

Dave Roberts

from $6.49

Be Your Own House Contractor: Save 25% without Lifting a Hammer

Carl Heldmann

from $4.69

Building Contractor's Exam Preparation Guide

John E. Traister

from $8.69

Log Homes Made Easy: Contracting and Building Your Own Log Home

Jim Cooper

from $5.09

Contracting

Smart Business for Contractors: A Guide to Money and the Law

James M. Kramon

from $5.99

Construction Contracting: A Practical Guide to Company Management

Richard H. Clough

from $5.29

Independent Builder: Designing & Building a House Your Own Way (Real Goods Independent Living Books)

Sam Clark

from $6.89

A Builder's Guide to Wells and Septic Systems, Second Edition

R. Dodge Woodson

from $41.72

How to Start and Operate an Electrical Contracting Business

Charles L. Ray

from $16.19

The Building Professional's Guide to Contract Documents

Waller S. Poage

from $16.79

Guide To Contract Pricing: Cost And Price Analysis For Contractors, Subcontractors, And Government Agencies

John Edward Murphy

from $14.49

National Construction Law Manual

James Acret

from $31.09

Construction Contractors' Survival Guide

Thomas C. Schleifer

from $49.19

Successful RFPs in Construction

Richard Fria

from $38.80

Building a Successful Construction Company

Patricia W. Atallah

from $5.29

Project management in construction

Sidney M. Levy

from $7.39

The Contractor's Legal Kit: The Complete User-Friendly Legal Guide for Home Builders and Remodelers

Gary Ransone

from $5.79

How to Be Your Own Contractor and Save Thousands on Your New House or Renovation: While Keeping Your Day Jobwith Companion Cd-rom

Tanya R. Davis

from $5.99

Checklist of Library Building Design Considerations

William W. Sannwald

from $5.69

Be A Successful Building Contractor

R. Dodge Woodson

from $6.39

Be a Successful Residential Land Developer

R. Dodge Woodson

from $13.29

The Builder's Guide to Running a Successful Construction Company (Best of Fine Homebuilding)

David Gerstel

from $5.19

Managing the Construction Process: Estimating, Scheduling, and Project Control

Frederick E. Gould

from $9.99

The Modular Home

Andrew Gianino

from $5.29

Engineering

Builder's Essentials Estimating Building Costs: For The Residential & Light Commercial Contractor (Builder's Essentials)

Wayne J. Delpico

from $8.79

Means Illustrated Construction Dictionary

RSMeans Engineering

from $6.99

Dewalt Contractor's Forms & Letters [With CDROM]

Paul Rosenberg

from $22.59

Building Spec Homes Profitably

Kenneth V. Johnson

from $6.79

Management of Construction Projects: A Constructor's Perspective

John E. Schaufelberger

from $6.49

Construction Project Management: A Complete Introduction

Alison Dykstra

from $14.89

Smart Business for Contractors: A Guide to Money and the Law (For Pros, By Pros)

Jim Kramon

from $6.39

Contractor's Exam Book: How to Pass the Examination for Master Builder and General Contractor

John Gladstone

Out of Stock

Builder's Guide to Foundations and Floor Framing (Builder's Guide) (Builders Guide Series)

Dan Ramsey

from $12.49

Construction Business Management: What Every Construction Contractor, Builder & Subcontractor Needs to Know

Nick B. Ganaway

from $12.69

Contractor's Guide to Change Orders: The Art of Finding, Pricing, and Getting Paid for Contract Changes and the Damages They Cause

Andrew M. Civitello Jr.

Out of Stock

Means Illustrated Construction Dictionary

Kornelis Smit

from $7.59

Contractors Guide to Green Building Construction: Management, Project Delivery, Documentation, and Risk Reduction

Thomas E. Glavinich

from $14.59

Builder's Guide to Floors

Peter Fleming

from $25.30

Basic Engineering Calculations for Contractors

August W. Domel

from $17.99

DEWALT Residential Remodeling and Repair Professional Reference (Dewalt Trade Reference Series)

Paul Rosenberg

Out of Stock

Estimating for Contractors, How to Make Estimates That Win Jobs

Paul J. Cook

from $12.49

Before You Hire A Contractor: A Construction Guidebook For Consumers

Steve Gonzalez

from $5.09

National Contractor's Exam Study Guide (McGraw-Hill's National Contractor's Exam Study Guide)

R. Dodge Woodson

from $43.22

Remodeler's Instant Answers

R. Dodge Woodson

from $7.19

Estimating

No-Regrets Remodeling: How to Create a Comfortable, Healthy Home That Saves Energy, 2nd Edition

Home Energy Magazine

from $5.79

2007 Means Contractor's Pricing Guide: Residential Sq Ft Costs

Robert W. Mewis

Out of Stock

2006 National Construction Estimator

richard Pray

Out of Stock

National Home Improvement Estimator 2011

Ray F. Hicks

from $23.19

National Construction Estimator

richard Pray

from $5.99

Architects, Contractors, Engineers Guide to Construction Costs, Volume 41

from $11.59

2007 Means Contractor's Pricing Guide: Repair & Remodeling (Means Residential Repair & Remodeling Costs)

Robert W. Mewis

from $5.59

2008 National Repair & Remodeling Estimator (National Repair and Remodeling Estimator)

Albert S. Paxton

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Residential Repair & Remodeling Costs 2008: Contractor's Pricing Guide (Means Residential Repair & Remodeling Costs)

Robert W. Mewis

from $5.09

RSMeans Contractor's Pricing Guide: Residential Repair & Remodeling 2012

RSMeans Engineering Department

from $7.99

2007 Means Contractor's Pricing Guide: Residential Detailed Costs

Robert W. Mewis

from $11.19

2011 National Repair & Remodeling Estimator: 2011 Labor and Material Prices for All Repair and Remodeling Work

Albert S. Paxton

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RS Means Residential Repair & Remodeling Costs 2011: Contractor's Pricing Guide

Eng Dept Rsmeans

from $7.99

2010 National Repair & Remodeling Estimator

Albert S. Paxton

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Residential Repair & Remodeling Costs: 2010 Contractor's Pricing Guide

from $9.39

National Painting Cost Estimator [With CDROM]

Dennis Gleason

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Faster Construction Projects with CPM Scheduling

Murray B. Woolf

from $126.00

Home Improvement & Design

Build It Right: Supervising the Construction of Your Home

Kenneth L. Petrocelly

from $5.09

Statutory Interpretation: The Search for Legislative Intent

Ronald Benton Brown

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Small Rain: Verses from the Bible

Jessie Orton Jones

from $67.09

Florida Construction Law Manual (Construction Law Series)

Larry R. Leiby

from $189.69

Builders' Cost for 100 Best-Selling Home Plans: The First and Only Resource That Combines Summary Cost Estimates With Designs

RSMeans Engineering

from $5.59

Dallas/Fort Worth Home Book, Third Edition

The Ashley Group

Out of Stock

Philadelphia Home Book

Ashley Group

from $10.99

How to Hire and Supervise Subcontractors

Bob R. Whitten

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Financing for Small Builders and Developers

National Association of Home Builders St

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Legal Pitfalls in Architecture, Engineering, and Building Construction

Nathan Walker

from $8.29

Contractor's Growth and Profit Guide

Michael C. Thomsett

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Contracting to Build Your Home: How to Avoid Turning the American Dream Into a Nightmare

Herschel G. Nance

from $8.89

Contractor's Index to the 1997 Uniform Building Code, Vol. 1

Craftsman

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I'm Not Doing It Myself: The Comprehensive Guide to Managing a Home Construction or Renovation Project

Hugh Howard

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Alternative Clauses To Standard Construction Contracts

Glower W. Jones

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Basics for Builders: How to Survive and Prosper in Construction (Basics for Builders)

Thomas N. Frisby

from $5.59

Hiring Contractors Without Going Through Hell: How to Find, Hire, Supervise, and Pay Professional Help

Ellis Levinson

from $7.29

Bidding for the general contractor

Paul J. Cook

from $11.29

Contracts With the Trades: Scope of Work Models for Home Builders

John Fredley

from $17.19

Sub-Contracts DOM 1 and DOM 2: A Guide to Rights and Obligations

Don Riding

from $137.12

How-to & Home Improvements

How to be Your Own Contractor: The Complete Guide to Hiring and Overseeing

Gene Hamilton

from $6.59

Basic Engineering for Builders

Max Schwartz

from $7.19

Handbook of Construction Contracting: Plans, Specs, Building (Handbook of Construction Contracting)

Jack P. Jones

from $5.29

Major Appliances (Fix It Yourself)

Ron Hazelton

from $4.19

Handbook of Construction Contracting: Estimating, Bidding, Scheduling, Vol. 2

Jack P. Jones

from $9.19

Carpentry Estimating

W.P. Jackson

from $20.69

Builder's Guide to Room Additions

Jack P. Jones

from $9.59

Originalism: A Quarter-Century of Debate

Antonin Scalia

from $8.59

Images of Deviance and Social Control

Stephen J. Pfohl

from $5.59

Printreading for Residential Construction

Thomas E. Proctor

from $5.09

The Complete Guide to Building Your Own Home and Saving Thousands on Your New House

Corie Richter

from $11.49

How to Plan, Subcontract and Build Your Dream House: Everything You Need to Know to Avoid the Pitfalls

Warren V. Jaeger

from $6.79

Paint Contractor's Manual

Jobe H. Tool

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Save $50,000 on Your New Home: Yes! You Can Be Your Own General Contractor

William J. Molloy

from $5.09

Be Your Own Home Renovation Contractor: Save 30% Without Lifting a Hammer

Carl Heldman

from $4.99

Contractor's Guide to the Building Code: Based on the 1997 Uniform Building Code (Contractor's Guide to the Building Code)

Jack M. Hageman

from $6.49

Contracting Your Own Home: A Step-By-Step Guide

David Caldwell

from $4.89

Financial management for contractors

Ira Jerome Jackson

from $3.99

Walker's Building Estimator's Reference Book

Scott Siddens

from $22.59

How to Plan, Contract, and Build Your Own Home

Jay Marcinowski

from $6.29

Technology

Best Practices Guide to Residential Construction: Materials, Finishes, and Details

Steven Bliss

from $97.31

Architects Contractors Engineers Guide to Construction Costs 2001

Don Roth

from $8.29

Contractor's Survival Manual

William D. Mitchell

from $7.39

Successful Estimating Methods: From Concept to Bid

John D. Bledsoe

from $10.29

Builder's Guide to Residential Plumbing

R. Dodge Woodson

from $36.29

Hvac Contracting

Robert Dries

Out of Stock

Construction Contract Claims, Changes & Dispute Resolution

Paul Levin

from $55.99

Be Your Own Contractor!: Building Your Dream House Creating New Spaces Managing the Project Yourself or Using a General Contractor

James M. Shepherd

Out of Stock

Estimating Building Costs for the Residential & Light Commercial Construction Professional

Wayne J. Delpico

Out of Stock

Building Contracts for Design and Construction

Harold Dana Hauf

Out of Stock

Estimating Home Building Costs Revised

W.P. Jackson

from $34.79

Construction Contracting: Business and Legal Principles (2nd Edition)

Stuart H. Bartholomew

from $7.49

Dewalt Building Contractor's Licensing Exam Guide

Christopher Prince

from $24.59

Be a Successful Remodeling Contractor

R. Dodge Woodson

from $9.79

Insulating Concrete Forms Construction : Demand, Evaluation, & Technical Practice

Pieter A. Vanderwerf

from $87.00

National Construction Estimator [With CDROM]

from $5.89

Calculating Construction Damages: Cumulative Supplement

Julian F. Hoffar

from $41.39

Operating Techniques for the Tractor-Loader-Backhoe

Gary J. Ober

Out of Stock

2005 National Painting Cost Estimator

Dennis D. Gleason

from $8.39

Finding Hidden Profits: A Guide for Custom Builders

Dennis Dixon

from $5.99

The common theme among these books is that they all provide comprehensive guides or practical advice on various aspects of contracting, construction, and home building. They cover topics such as managing a small construction business, starting and managing a successful construction company, acting as your own contractor when building or renovating a home, building your own log home or custom home, and saving money on home construction projects. Some of the books also cover specific areas of contracting such as pipe and excavation contracting or the design and maintenance of wells and septic systems. Overall, these books are aimed at individuals who are interested in the contracting and construction industry or those who want to build their own homes.

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