A Guide to Major House Repairs
Published on 27. August 2012
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-1-84797-386-3 (ISBN)
Description
A Guide to Major House Repairs provides a concise, easy-to-understand guide to building damage. It details types of damage and outlines steps for DIY and professional repair work. It also examines how major damage can develop from less serious problems that can be fixed earlier in the process, savng the homeowner time and money.
Topics include:
Understanding the survey when buying a home.
The different types of construction trades and how to find a builder.
Subsidence damage.
Wall and flat roof problems.
Issues arising from damp and flooding.
Rots and infestations.
Correction of poor DIY work.
Accidental and weather damage.
Issues to consider when repairing listed buildings.
Topics include:
Understanding the survey when buying a home.
The different types of construction trades and how to find a builder.
Subsidence damage.
Wall and flat roof problems.
Issues arising from damp and flooding.
Rots and infestations.
Correction of poor DIY work.
Accidental and weather damage.
Issues to consider when repairing listed buildings.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Ramsbury
United Kingdom
Illustrations
Illustrations; 250 Halftones, color
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
722 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84797-386-3 (9781847973863)
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Person
Geoffrey David West is a freelance journalist and author who, since 1989, has specialized in writing articles about the refurbishment of older houses for magazines and newspapers, including Period House & Its Garden, Period Living, Practical Householder, The Times and The Sunday Times. A keen DIY builder, Geoffrey has, amongst other things, built extensions to various houses, renewed floors and walls suffering from dry rot, and taught himself plumbing, carpentry, bricklaying and other building skills.