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Does your home have a problem? Are you daydreaming of an addition or renovation that will make life in your home more enjoyable? If so, this book is for you. The Home Renovation Blueprint takes you from concept to reality, breaking down the design and construction process into an easy-to-digest format. What lies between you and your newly improved home is a murky path, filled with unintended consequences, sideshows, distractions, bad actors, and money vacuums. This book will teach you to navigate your way, keeping an eye on the prize and cutting through the fog. Save money. Save time.

Whether you're a DIY enthusiast with a vision or a detail-oriented planner, this book meets you where you are, offering both fundamental knowledge and advanced techniques. Plus, for those wary of the daunting timeframe, adaptable timeline suggestions and thorough checklists provide peace of mind throughout the 26-week project.

The average person knows little if anything about hydroponics; however, the practice of growing plants without soil has been known and used for more than 1,000 years. This audiobook contains tons of tips and tricks based on years of experience that will save you lots of money and lots of time and frustration in doing silly things easily avoidable if only someone had told you before.

The average person knows little if anything about hydroponics; however, the practice of growing plants without soil has been known and used for more than 1000 years. And the good news is that with modern technology, hydroponics has never been so simple to implement! Hydroponic Organic Gardening will teach you how to set up the greenhouse, how to set up the irrigation system so that it can be automatically controlled, how to deal with heating and cooling, and how to control the natural sunlight if you have it available. And there is more.

Hydroponic gardening may be growing in popularity, but it is not a new concept. Invented in ancient times, hydroponics has been a convenient form of gardening for small plots of land for centuries. It has the potential to change your health and your overall well-being. Not sure where to start? DIY Hydroponics for Beginners will show you how hydroponics works and how it can best work for you. We will explain the different system options, the equipment you will need, and how to set up and maintain your systems.

As companies evolve to adopt, integrate, and leverage software as the defining element of their success in the 21st century, a rash of processes and methodologies are vying for their product teams' attention. In the worst of cases, each discipline on these teams - product management, design, and software engineering - learn a different model.

Hydroponics is a great way to cultivate some of your favorite plants without having to rely on soils, using dissolved minerals in water instead and can be a great way to grow healthy plants. In this audiobook, you're going to be equipped with the skills you need to set up your own hydroponic system and grow your own healthy plants.

Fruits and vegetables can be pricey, especially if they’re out of season. And, of course, they can be even more expensive if you choose to go organic. You could always plant your own garden, but, maybe, you don’t have enough space outside or, maybe, you live in a colder climate. Unfortunately, not everyone lives where they can plant an outdoor garden. The alternative is to set up an indoor hydroponic system.

Building a swimming pool may seem like an enormous task. But with this book that large task is logically broken down into an organized procession of much smaller ones. Each step is explained in clear and precise language and is never vague. At the beginning of each chapter you are given a complete list of tools and supplies needed for that step in the process.

Whether your garden is big or small or you are a complete beginner, building raised beds can help you achieve the perfect garden. It offers many benefits over traditional gardening, including—improving the drainage, being able to manage the quality of the soil, extending your growing season, along with many more. And you don’t need to be an expert to build and manage raised beds.

Rabbi David Toledano is a prolific speaker, relationship expert, and family life coach who specializes in all stages of relationships, from dating to marriage and parenting. His deep understanding of sacred partnership comes from 30 years of experience showing individuals and couples how to achieve concrete results in their relationships. He knows that half of all marriages end in divorce, but they don’t have to! By combining his profound knowledge and charismatic humor David lays out this blueprint for building a peaceful, joy-filled marriage that lasts.

Unlike most presentation books that say the same things regarding presentation design and delivery (less is more, get rid of bullets and use images, emulate Steve Jobs, and so on), How to Be a Presentation God actually divulges step-by-step secrets for how to build, design, and deliver blockbuster presentations. By providing entertaining and clever presentation insights, veteran presenter Scott Schwertly gives you the ins and outs for presenting yourself, your business, and your cause with an easy-to-implement approach.

Your business may be financially successful, but you are probably still central to too many decisions. And feelings of being stuck, overwhelmed or lonely are common. Succession thinking is an SME business-building approach to help you build a resilient organisation that can deliver long-term success while also increasing the value of your business. It is also an approach where you don't lose your entrepreneurial roots.

Most people dream of building their own custom home, customized to fit their lifestyle perfectly. But for Ryan Haag, life as a US Navy Officer makes building a custom home impossible. But a change in life circumstances suddenly gives Ryan the chance to build the home of his dreams. All of Ryan's preparation is put to the test as he navigates the complicated process of building a custom home from scratch on a virgin piece of land and with a limited budget.

A building is only as tall as its foundation. Getting a building’s footing right is key in preventing structural issues in the future. The foundation distributes the weight of the home, ensuring the subsoil doesn’t spread away from the structure and cause unbalanced settlement. Not all foundations are made the same...and the requirements differ based on many factors. If you’re on the journey to homeownership, then consider making a stop here and learning foundation basics so that you can proceed with great confidence and grit.

From the essentials of smart home design to advanced topics like AI-driven healthcare, sustainable energy solutions, and immersive entertainment systems, this book offers actionable insights and inspiring case studies to empower you to embrace the future of living. Whether you're a tech-savvy homeowner, an architect, or an enthusiast dreaming of a smarter world, this book provides the knowledge and tools to bring your vision to life. Explore detailed case studies, forward-thinking predictions, and step-by-step guidance to make the smart home of tomorrow a reality today.

As climate change has escalated into a crisis, the reuse of existing structures is the only way to even begin to preserve our wood, sand, silicon, and iron, let alone stop belching carbon monoxide into the air. Our housing crisis means that we need usable buildings now more than ever, but architect and critic Aaron Betsky shows that new construction—often seeking to maximize profits rather than resources, often soulless in its feel—is not the answer.

This deep-dive into ADU construction will help you build a mindset of a real estate investor: Instead of working hard for your house, making your house work for you and achieve your dreams for your family.

In today's busy and overscheduled world, people are stuck in monotonous daily routines that are killing their creative energy and as a result, they aren't getting any closer to the things they actually want out of their lives. In Design Yourself, Daniel offers insight and real-world examples of how to cut through all the noise and have more of the experiences that are most important to you, despite the obstacles that present themselves along the way.

A well-expressed, thought-provoking, step-by-step guide to designing your best life. In our modern world, so many people are battling unhappiness and dissatisfaction in their lives. Karen Webb, architect and author, delivers a groundbreaking new approach to designing and re-building your life with the creative ingenuity she has used in architecture for decades.