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Many of Britain's four million Victorian and Edwardian houses were shoddily built and often require 'essential repairs'. Problems like rising damp, timber decay, bowed roofs and subsidence are well-known, but how can you tell if your house has major defects or is just typical for its age? Forget 'makeovers': this easy-to-use manual shows where to look for danger signs, what's 'normal' and what isn't, and how to fix common defects. Equipped with this book, you can talk the same language as builders and property professionals. This is the first book to cover logically all defects common to Victorian houses.
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35 of 36 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The roof on my 1880s house recently started leaking and I've got several quotes for repairing it. So I was pleased to find this house manual that shows the causes and remedies to typical problems found in victorian/edwardian houses.
The manual has quite a lot of detail and helped us get to grips with the work required and the resulting dampness to some ceilings and walls etc. But whats surpsrising is how enjhoyable this book is to read / browse with interesting historical stuff about how they were built and loads of nice colour photos! a massive improvemnt on the old black and white haynes motorbike manuals I used to buy years ago. highly recommended.
25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
As a Building Conservation Officer with many years' experience inspecting the renovation and extendion of older properties, I thought this Haynes manual gets the balance about right between conservation of older buildings, restoration of original features and sympathetic repair to make them into 'liveable' modern dwellings.
I particularly like the very detailed lists at the end of each chapter showing the probable causes of defects found in each part of the house and how to solve them. I disagree with your earlier reviewer as the book does seem to clearly stress an important point, namely that true rising damp and active woodworm are extremely rare, indeed it lists all the other likely causes, suggesting that injected dpc's should be a last resort. It also advises the sympathetic use of lime mortar, and the importance of good ventilation to floors and roofs etc.
The photos and reproduction are of a 'coffee table book' quality.
The book does cover the history of construction but dispenses with the usual stuff about social & economic history, wallpapers,ceramics and fabrics of the era that are found in other books. A pretty detailed 'no nonsense' guide that my colleagues keep borrowing!
I particularly like the very detailed lists at the end of each chapter showing the probable causes of defects found in each part of the house and how to solve them. I disagree with your earlier reviewer as the book does seem to clearly stress an important point, namely that true rising damp and active woodworm are extremely rare, indeed it lists all the other likely causes, suggesting that injected dpc's should be a last resort. It also advises the sympathetic use of lime mortar, and the importance of good ventilation to floors and roofs etc.
The photos and reproduction are of a 'coffee table book' quality.
The book does cover the history of construction but dispenses with the usual stuff about social & economic history, wallpapers,ceramics and fabrics of the era that are found in other books. A pretty detailed 'no nonsense' guide that my colleagues keep borrowing!
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
It is very well written and also quite amusing! The author has put together a great mix of useful facts, history and humour to make it very readable.
The detail is excellent and it is technically spot on. It takes you though each part of the house in turn explaining what goes wrong and how to fix and restore it all in keeping with the age.
It is a very interesting read. The text is clear and informative and the pictures are lovely (except the ones of dry rot and woodworm!).
The detail is excellent and it is technically spot on. It takes you though each part of the house in turn explaining what goes wrong and how to fix and restore it all in keeping with the age.
It is a very interesting read. The text is clear and informative and the pictures are lovely (except the ones of dry rot and woodworm!).
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Top notch!
This book is really top notch! It is written with humour and flare, qualities that are often absent from these types of books. Read more
Published 19 months ago by LunaSaphire
One for the library
Good overall book of the topic. Wouldn't be enough for a person who wants to know more about the history, but a good browse through manual. Read more
Published 22 months ago by MSG
Great photos and history of Visctorian houses
I have recently bought a Victorian house as a first time buyer and have found this book really interesting and enjoyable to read. Read more
Published on 20 Aug 2009 by First time buyer
Good sound advise
Well written, nice format and plenty of pictures, helpful and informative to any one in the building trade, but also very interesting to any one with an interest in the history of... Read more
Published on 3 Mar 2009 by Henry W. Baggaley
Enjoyable to read and useful
As a victorian house owner I like to improve my understanding of property construction and history whenever possible. Read more
Published on 26 Oct 2006 by Oliver West
How to turn your Victorian house into a modern house by default!
I have read the book after seeing it in Halfords and buying it! I would add I am always looking to improve my knowledge about houses. Read more
Published on 15 July 2006 by G. Bridgeman-clarke
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