Haynes The Victorian House Manual - Care And Repair For All Popular House Types

The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition) by Haynes is a practical guide to understanding, maintaining and repairing Victorian and Edwardian homes. Written in a clear, manual-style approach, it focuses on the care and repair of popular period house types.

Key details

• Second edition
• Manual covering Victorian and Edwardian houses
• Care and repair guidance for popular house types
• Includes colour photographs
• Chapters organised by key parts of the house, in the style of a professional home survey

Synopsis

Designed for prospective buyers and existing owners, this manual sets out what to look for in older properties that may need updating after years of neglect, or where unsuitable materials and poor repairs have caused further damage. It also highlights how even recently refurbished houses can conceal risky structural changes and substandard workmanship, with guidance on identifying critical warning signs and addressing common defects.

The book examines potential hazards including subsidence, damp, beetle infestation, fungal decay, lead paint, lead pipes, asbestos and toxic mould. Alongside repair advice, it offers background on 19th- and early 20th-century houses and discusses ways to upgrade and extend a period home for modern living, including which improvements to avoid.

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