Practical Home Planning for the Twenty-First Century was written for people who are considering purchasing or building a new home, remodeling or adding onto an existing home or restoring a historic masterpiece. It provides the reader with helpful information everyone needs to know in order to make the experience enjoyable and rewarding. Written in easy to read language, it gives practical advice to save you time, money and frustration during the design and building process.
    Homeowners, builders, developers and contractors can all benefit from the easy to read diagrams and pictures plus the author's experience spanning more than thirty five years in every aspect of home planning and design.

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The photograph at the top of each page on this site is the Carson Mansion in Eureka, California, a Gothic-Victorian built by Samuel and Joseph Cather Newsom in 1883.