If you're planning on building your own one-story dream home, this extensive collection will show you the best-selling and most stylish home designs available today. Updated with brand new plans and prices, Best-Selling 1-Story Home Plans, 5th Edition offers more than 360 home plans that have been carefully selected as most desirable based on actual sales data. From convenient ranch homes to traditional cottages, you'll find a wide variety of styles and sizes here to meet your budget and style. And with complete construction blueprints and CAD files available for each and every house shown, you can build your special home just the way you want!

A collection of 680 best-selling designs from today's leading architects and designers, Ultimate Book of Home Plans, 4th Edition offers virtually every home style, including farmhouses, country cottages, contemporaries, luxury estates, vacation retreats, and regional specialties. In addition to these designs, this essential catalog features practical tips and advice on everything from selecting a site and hiring a contractor to adding such finishing touches as trimwork and landscaping. With over 550 gorgeous, full-color photographs and 1,600 illustrations, experience real homes that were actually built from the designs, plus some interiors. This newly updated edition features more than 280 new house plans and nine new articles on an array of insightful subjects - from creating curb appeal and outdoor living must-haves to different architectural styles and smart home tech ideas. Also included is a new 3D Design America app plan section that will allow you to bring the home plan on the page to life on your phone in 3D!

Learn how to make both minor and major DIY repairs and improvements that will save you money No need to hire a plumber, especially in emergencies when you need an immediate fix. This best-selling guide on plumbing will teach you everything you need to know, from understanding how plumbing systems work and fixing a leaky faucet to making renovations, soldering copper, installing fixtures, and so much more. Featuring detailed how-to diagrams, code-compliant techniques, tips on how to spot and improve outdated or dangerous materials in your home plumbing system, and so much more, this newly updated edition features new code-compliant techniques for 2021, plus a new section on air gap fittings.

Adding a backyard storage shed, a new detached garage, an attractive playhouse, or any other type of utility building not only improves the functionality of your home but also adds value to your property. Written with the do-it-yourselfer in mind, Ultimate Guide: Barns, Sheds, and Outbuildings gives you the information you need to enhance your property by constructing one of these buildings. Whether you plan to do the work yourself, or you just want to know the basics before you hire the work out to someone else, this new updated edition provides information on planning, building, and finishing in clear text aided by 60 easy-to-follow photographic sequences. Select from dozens of ready-to-build plan packages and order readily available construction blueprints, CAD files, cost estimates, and materials lists.

Add the perfect deck and enjoy the outdoors from the comfort of your own home! Featuring 30 complete deck plans that are created and provided by the industry's leading master deck builders, this comprehensive, easy-to-read guide will walk you through the entire process of designing, building, and repairing a deck from start to finish. With step-by-step instructions for accomplishing all the included deck designs, coordinating photography, material lists, and expert advice, build the deck of your dreams whether you do it yourself or hire a contractor. Newly updated edition includes revisions to information that complies with major deck codes implemented in recent years, plus new sections on deck repair, installing deck accessories, and more.

Best-Selling House Plans offers readers more than 360 of the most successful and sought-after home designs from the top architects and designers across North America. Over 200 gorgeous full-color photographs allow readers to experience homes actually built from the designs, plus some stunning interior images. CAD files are made available for every home and are easily customizable. Virtually every home style is offered, including farmhouses, country cottages, contemporaries, luxury estates, vacation retreats, and regional specialties. Completely updated and revised, this edition offers new home plans and pricing, special sections on home automation, home design trends, curb appeal tips, and more.

Every vegetable gardener needs at least one comprehensive how-to book on their shelf. Ultimate Guide to Planting & Growing Vegetables at Home is that book. It's an all-in-one resource for beginner and advanced gardeners with chapters on what you need to think about before starting a vegetable garden, planning, prepping, choosing the vegetables, sowing, growing, small space gardening, raised bed gardening, container and vertical gardening, and harvesting. The editors of Creative Homeowner cover essential topics including where to plant your vegetable garden, projects to support high-yield plant growth, protection and care of plants, soil treatments, disease and pest treatment, and so much more! This ultimate guide features 32 vegetable plant profiles such as potatoes, lettuce, beetroot, radishes, and more, with 91 varieties. Each profile includes variety, whether to plant or seed, spacing, harvesting, ratio of plant to harvest, whether to repeat sowing, ideal conditions, maintenance, watering, and troubleshooting. Includes beautiful full-color photos to help gardeners along the way. Gardening is made easy with this all-in-one reference guide.

Every vegetable gardener needs at least one comprehensive how-to book on their shelf. Ultimate Guide to Planting & Growing Vegetables at Home is that book. It's an all-in-one resource for beginner and advanced gardeners with chapters on what you need to think about before starting a vegetable garden, planning, prepping, choosing the vegetables, sowing, growing, small space gardening, raised bed gardening, container and vertical gardening, and harvesting. The editors of Creative Homeowner cover essential topics including where to plant your vegetable garden, projects to support high-yield plant growth, protection and care of plants, soil treatments, disease and pest treatment, and so much more! This ultimate guide features 32 vegetable plant profiles such as potatoes, lettuce, beetroot, radishes, and more, with 91 varieties. Each profile includes variety, whether to plant or seed, spacing, harvesting, ratio of plant to harvest, whether to repeat sowing, ideal conditions, maintenance, watering, and troubleshooting. Includes beautiful full-color photos to help gardeners along the way. Gardening is made easy with this all-in-one reference guide.

Found space...that's what this book is all about. Learn how to maximize the usable but unfinished areas in your house as new living space for your growing family. No need for an expensive addition or going through the trouble of moving to a larger house. With more than 50 detailed step-by-step procedures and 580 full-color drawings and photographs to illustrate construction techniques, this book contains dozens of delightful design alternatives for your basement, attic, and garage. Some of the topics covered in Ultimate Guide to Basements, Attics & Garages include planning and design, installing skylights, finishing walls and ceilings, building stairs, framing floors, installing windows and doors, and much more. This new edition also includes updated information on current codes and materials.

Have fun while making an impact! Jam-packed with tons of awesome information all about nature, World of Pollinators teaches children the importance of pollinators, along with exciting outdoor DIY projects and activities that make a difference! Engaging and fun, kids will read and learn about important pollinating insects and other valuable nature topics, from what pollen is and how it works to why some insects and birds are pollinators while some are not. Also included are illustrated guides showing different types of birds, insects, and flowering plants that attract pollinators, regional maps, and awesome fun facts on state birds across the United States! This educational and hands-on book also provides exciting outdoor projects for kids that are fun as they get involved in nature while also protecting it, including how to make a butterfly house, how to plant a pollinator haven in a flowerpot and more. World of Pollinators is an excellent resource for parents and teachers to encourage, educate, and inspire children about pollinators and helping the environment, all while having fun! ​

A stunning flower garden that blooms throughout the seasons depends on the artful combination of annuals, perennials, and bulbs. This lavishly illustrated book shows how to grow plants from the great garden triumvirate and provides foolproof design techniques for any garden or landscape. An extensive section on using color in the garden provides guidance for the tricky process of plant placement and selection. Practical techniques are emphasized, too. Readers will learn how to care for soil, start plants from seeds, grow and care for plants in containers, and maintain plants and gardens. Sections on dividing plants, lifting bulbs, and saving seeds are also included.

An all-new edition of the perennial favorite, Smart Approach to Home Decorating is an aspirational guide to introduce you to interior design. In updated text accompanied with over 400 gorgeous photos, this book explains everything a homeowner needs to know to design and decorate a house with professional results. Topics range from the basic principles of design, space planning, layout, and arrangement to choosing furniture, colors, patterns, and fabrics. This updated edition also features new information on current design trends and new materials. Design and decorate room by room like a professional

Have fun while making an impact! Jam-packed with tons of awesome information all about nature, World of Pollinators teaches children the importance of pollinators, along with exciting outdoor DIY projects and activities that make a difference! Engaging and fun, kids will read and learn about important pollinating insects and other valuable nature topics, from what pollen is and how it works to why some insects and birds are pollinators while some are not. Also included are illustrated guides showing different types of birds, insects, and flowering plants that attract pollinators, regional maps, and awesome fun facts on state birds across the United States! This educational and hands-on book also provides exciting outdoor projects for kids that are fun as they get involved in nature while also protecting it, including how to make a butterfly house, how to plant a pollinator haven in a flowerpot and more. World of Pollinators is an excellent resource for parents and teachers to encourage, educate, and inspire children about pollinators and helping the environment, all while having fun! ​