Part 1 Historical background: Britain 1870-1939; Edwardian houses and estate development; house types in the inter-war years. Part 2 Constructional anatomy: foundations, basements and ground floors; external walls; roofs; internal floors; internal walls, upper floors and staircases; windows and glazing; services and fittings; outside the house. Part 3 Modern-movement dwellings: reinforced-concrete decay, repair and restoration; renewing flat roofs; installing thermal insulation. Part 4 Alterations and improvements: extensions; re-roofing; refenestration; redecoration; new fixtures, fittings and furnishings.
