Old House Handbook

A Practical Guide to Care and Repair, 2nd edition

Roger Hunt, Marianne Suhr

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English

Frances Lincoln
28 November 2023

Industrial: Commercial Art & Design; Residential buildings, domestic buildings; DIY: general; DIY: house maintenance manuals

Now comprehensively updated and revised, this is a completely authoritative guide on how to look after your old house, whether its a timber framed medieval cottage, an eighteenth century urban terrace or an example of Victorian or Edwardian speculative development. Taking its lead from the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (who have approved and authorised this volume), the books approach is one of respect, restraint and repair rather than restoration which can so easily and permanently destroy the rich historical legacy of any old building. Providing richly and deeply informed practical guidance on everything from breathability and damp to structural movement, roofs, windows and doors. This is the essential reading for anyone with an old house in need of any kind of repair or maintenance.

By: Roger Hunt, Marianne Suhr
Imprint: Frances Lincoln
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New Edition
Dimensions: Height: 269mm, Width: 250mm,
Weight: 1.280kg
ISBN: 9780711281479
ISBN 10: 0711281475
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 28 November 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1. Look Before You Leap 2. Getting the Work Done 3. Breathability and Damp 4. Walls 5. Structural Movement 6. Roofs 7. Timber Carpentry 8. Solid Floors 9. Chimneys, Flues and Fireplaces 10. Windows, Doors and Joinery 11. Plasters, Renders and Roughcast 12. Paints and Finishes 13. Building Services 14. Living for Today and Tomorrow

Roger Hunt, co-author (with Marianne Suhr) of Old House Handbook, is an award-winning writer and blogger with a particular interest in sustainable and vernacular architecture and the materials and techniques used in construction. He is the author of Rural Britain: Then and Now, a celebration of the British countryside, Villages of England and Hidden Depths, an archaeological exploration of Surreys past.He lectures on building-related issues, is a judge of annual awards for new housing and serves on the editorial board of the SPAB magazine. His latest renovation project is a 1900 house on Marthas Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA. Marianne Suhr is a Chartered Building Surveyor specialising in the repair of historic buildings. After a scholarship with the SPAB, she worked for seven years in architectural practice, then full-time on hands-on repair projects including three very different old houses. For the SPAB she has run over 40 homeowners courses and numerous limedays. She is co-author (with Roger Hunt) of Old House Handbook, and has written and lectured extensively. A co-presenter of three series of BBC2s Restoration, she recently set up the Old House Consultancy, advising on repairs and alterations in the Oxfordshire locality.