Restoring Your Historic House: The Comprehensive Guide for Homeowners

by Scott T. Hanson and Scott T Hanson

Book Overview

Although there are other books about renovating old houses, this is the first that prioritizes the identification and preservation of the historic, character-defining features of a house as a starting point in the process. That is the purpose of this book: to describe and illustrate a best-practices approach for updating historic homes for modern life in ways that do not attempt to turn an old house into a new one. The book also suggests many ways...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0884484904
• ISBN13: 9780884484905
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Down East Books
• Length: 720 Pages
• Weight: 5.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 9.2" x 10.3"