Restoring Wooden Houses

This guide is essential reading for anyone contemplating the restoration of a wooden house. Packed with practical info., it offers advice on: the proper approach to restoration, historical research, & ways of contracting the job, to care & protection of wood, paint stripping, eliminating carpenter ants, & much more. Includes a historical survey of the wooden house in North Amer. plus landscaping; additions to existing structure; the exterior of houses from roof to foundation; the interior of houses from floor to trim; as well as a special section on log houses. Excellent line drawings plus current & historical photos of numerous types of structures help explain tools & terminology. Suitable for novices or experienced preservationists. Lavishly illustrated.Hutchins, Nigel is the author of 'Restoring Wooden Houses', published 2006 under ISBN 9781422350744 and ISBN 1422350746.