Reddit mentions of Housebuilding: A Do-It-Yourself Guide, Revised & Expanded

I'm preparing to build my own house (both serving as GC and with hammer in hand) with very limited experience.

Fine Homebuilding Magazine and internet subscription is great.

Also

Housebuilding; A Do-It-Yourself Guide, Revised and Expanded is a great book.


Fine Homebuilding offers very in-depth explanation on specific subject matter. For example I just read a great article and videos on mitering VS coping crown molding.

The Housebuilding book is a very broad and complete guide, if a little shallow. If you don't know all the phases of construction and most of the options for each step, this is a great book to start with and you can go researching from there.

I recommend the For Pros by Pros book series for each trade. https://www.tauntonstore.com/for-pros-by-pros-series

I’d also recommend:

• Housebuilding: A Do-It-Yourself Guide, Revised & Expanded https://www.amazon.com/dp/1402743165/
  
• Renovation 5th Edition: Completely Revised and Updated https://www.amazon.com/dp/1631869590/

It'd sure save you a lot of money. But it would be seriously laborious and unless you have a strong working knowledge of framing, codes, power tools, and jobsite safety I'd advise against it. You probably only need to read a few books and experiment with some tools to be capable though. I'd recommend starting with this if you're interested in building structures.