The Definitive Source Book For House Renovation
This is the essential reference guide for every home owner who plans to restore a period house, also supplying illuminating background information for those of us who enjoy historic houses. It provides all the answers to renovation questions; it offers a unique pictorial survey of structural and decorative styles, fixtures and fittings, period by period and feature by feature throughout the house. Approximately 1000 colour photographs, many of them commissioned specially for the book and all accompanied by informative captions, provide an invaluable guide for amateur restorers, as well as for architects, builders and decorators.
