- Author
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Ward, D. B.
- Title
- Self-Help Housing Construction: A Review. Final Report.
- Coporate
- Utah Univ., Salt Lake City
National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Report
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NBS GCR 77-88
May 1977
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Contract
- NBS-S-199178-71
- Keywords
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construction; houses; regulations; standards; building codes; federal assistance programs; project management; low income groups; bibliographies
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rehabilitation
- Identifiers
- self help housing
- Abstract
- The NBS is pursuing new research into how best to construct buildings, including housing. This report discusses one type of housing construction -- self-help, wherein the proposed occupant and owner builds his own dwelling either on his own, or collaboratively with a group of prospective homeowners. The self-help idea can also be applied to remodeling, rehabilitation, dwelling additions, or just minor repairs and improvements, for which it is also referred to as do-it-yourself labor. The report describes self-help, suggests how self-help projects can be supported, explores the feasibility of using component systems in self-help projects, and provides references and bibliographic materials.