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DO-IT-YOURSELF HOMEBUILDER [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-12-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction
  • Architecture
  • Urban Housing
CONT

In the southwest of the U.S., artists and do-it-yourself homebuilders have recently revived the Spanish tradition of adobe building with some remarkably beautiful results.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Construction
  • Architecture
  • Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
CONT

Il ne faut pas s'imaginer [...] que l'on peut s'improviser maçon ou plombier. La distance est grande entre l'inexpérience du bricoleur de base et le savoir-faire, le "métier" du professionnel. L'autoconstructeur prévoyant devrait, avant de poser sa première pierre, suivre des stages de formation professionnelle [...] afin d'acquérir les rudiments des différentes techniques à mettre en œuvre.

Spanish

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