Architectural Salvage: A Guide to Selecting, Buying and Using Reclaimed Building Materials - Hardcover

West, Geoffrey D

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1847972071 ISBN 13: 9781847972071

Verlag: The Crowood Press Ltd, 2010

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Reseña del editor:

Whether you live in a Georgian town house, a Victorian terraced property or a 1930s semi, when it comes to carrying out repair and refurbishment work it is always better to use original materials. Salvaged items of the same vintage as the house are more likely to be in keeping with the building because their surface ageing makes them match and blend better than modern materials, and they may be of higher quality and craftsmanship. This informative guide tells you everything you need to know about tracking down and purchasing reclaimed building materials of all kinds, including rbicks, roof and floor tiles, slates, timber, doors and door furniture and much more.

Biografía del autor:

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. After many years of talking to salvage dealers around the country, he decided to gather together their advice in this one comprehensive book.

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• Verlag: The Crowood Press Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1847972071
• ISBN 13: 9781847972071
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 160