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Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair

Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair

zoom enlarge 		Authors: Roger Hunt, Marianne Suhr
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars 1 reviews
Sales Rank: 5566

Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.8
Dimensions (in): 10.6 x 10 x 0.9

ISBN: 0711227721
Dewey Decimal Number: 643
EAN: 9780711227729
ASIN: 0711227721

Publication Date: October 23, 2008
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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars This is a fab book & can save you thousands!   December 15, 2008
 3 out of 3 found this review helpful

This is a fab book. It shows you how to maintain an old house and cope with any problems without damaging the patina that builds up over the ages, or being ripped off by one of the many building firms that sell unnecessary treatment products or services that can not only damage old houses, but cost thousands. That's not always because we're being exploited, but because most people don't understand the way old houses are made. Once you get a grasp of that (and this book is an excellent introduction) it's not too difficult, you're in a better position to understand what you really need. When I bought my old house it had a damp cellar. I got a chap in who said he could install a drain system & make the cellar dry for 10,000. A conservation surveyor suggested ways to fix it - for 2,000. 3 years after the cheaper option it's fine. Another builder said I should put a layer of gypsum plaster over my old bumpy lime plaster to make it even - for 1,000. The conservation surveyor said keep with the bumpy lime, it adds to the character of an old building. The same with glass, old is better and easier on the eye because it is slightly irregular. The estate agent said so many old houses are ruined on the inside as people make them look like new builds.
People pay more for all original features and this book shows how to work with an old house and enhance it's originality. It's also beautiful to look at and easy to read, and I have no building experience,I'm just an owner who has never read a book on building before. It's an excellent book and totally recommended. Real eye candy for old house enthusiasts plus sensible advice too!


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