Victorian and Edwardian houses
Subtitle: a guide to care and maintenance
By: Janet Collings
Publisher: Crowood
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Ramsbury
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9781847970572
Subjects: Dwellings; Maintenance and repair; Domestic Architecture; Conservation and restoration; Edwardian Architecture; Victorian Architecture
Description: This informative book is invaluable for all those who own, or are interested in, houses that were built between 1840 and 1914. It helps readers to become responsible custodians of such properties and focuses on how to retain and preserve the fabric of the existing house in a sustainable way.
Table of contents: title: History, research and legal; title: Conservation philosophy; title: Exterior; title: Interior; title: Setting; title: Expanding living areas; title: Energy conservation.