TY - BOOK AU - Hanson,Scott T. AU - Clough,David J. TI - Restoring your historic house: the comprehensive guide for homeowners SN - 9780884484905 AV - TH3411 H36 2019 U1 - 720 PY - 2019/// CY - Thomaston PB - Tilbury House Publishers KW - Dwellings KW - Remodeling KW - Historic buildings KW - Architecture KW - Buildings KW - Residential KW - Historic Preservation KW - Restoration Techniques KW - Historic preservation KW - Building KW - Residential architecture N1 - Include index (704-710 p.); Part one: Project planning: 1. Finding the right house, 2. Character-defining features of a historic house, 3. Project design, 4. Do it yourself?, 5. Bureaucrats you'll meet -- Part two: Under the surface: 6. The demolition phase, 7. Structural concerns -- Part three: Systems: 8. Heating and cooling, 9. Insulation and ventilation, 10. Plumbing and electrical -- Part four: The exterior envelope: 11. Roofs, 12. Exterior walls, 13. Exterior trim and windows -- Part five: Interior finishes: 14. Floors, 15. Interior walls, 16. Ceilings, 17. Interior trim, 18. Interior paint and paper -- Part six: Tools and resources: 19. Tools, 20. Resources N2 - "A how-to manual for renovating a historic home in a way that preserves its historic, character-defining features. The book begins by identifying those exterior and interior features on all sorts of U.S. historic homes from early Colonial to Postwar Ranch styles"-- ER -