A Guide to Major House Repairs

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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, saving the homeowner time and money. .Understanding the survey when buying a home .The different types of construction trades and professions, and how to find a builder .Getting finance .Subsidence damage .Wall and 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 .Materials and how they're used .How a house is built .Comprehensive glossaries of trade terms AUTHOR: Geoffrey West studied Art and Design at Brixton School of Building. He is a craftsman of many years' experience and was a craft teacher at Morley College specialising in leatherwork. ILLUSTRATIONS: 250 colour photographs

Geoffrey 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.