1930s House Manual
Author : Ian Rock
Publisher :
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,58 MB
Release : 2015-01-15
Category :
ISBN : 9780857338198
The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition)
Author : Ian Alistair Rock
Publisher : Haynes Publishing UK
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,13 MB
Release : 2015-05-15
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780857332844
Book Description
Many of Britain's four million Victorian and Edwardian houses were shoddily built and often require 'essential repairs'. Problems such as rising damp, timber decay, bowed roofs and subsidence are well-known, but at what point do these common problems become major defects? Forget 'makeovers': this easy-to-use manual shows where to look for danger signs, what's normal and what isn't, and how to fix common defects. Equipped with this book, you can talk the same language as builders and property professionals, and this new edition includes updated rules and regulations as well as guidance on the latest environmental issues
The 1930s Home
Author : Greg Stevenson
Publisher : Shire Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,89 MB
Release : 2008-03-04
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780747804642
Book Description
The 1930s home presented an exciting new way of living for the generation that moved out to the suburbs. Young couples who had previously rented accommodation in urban centers found themselves able to afford new-build homes with hot running water, a bathroom indoors, and even aerials for the wireless already installed. Some four million houses were erected, and interest in interior home decoration boomed. This fully illustrated book introduces the homes that people fell in love with in the 1930s, and the fixtures and fittings that went in them. It is not only a practical and valuable companion for people who own or wish to renovate an inter-war house, but will also appeal to all those interested in period design.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Simple Home Repair
Author : Judy Ostrow
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 12,41 MB
Release : 2007
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9781592576654
Book Description
Detailed instructions, accompanied by hundreds of step-by-step illustrations, take readers through common repairs and maintenance tasks around the house, including repairing holes in drywall, unclogging drains, replacing light fixtures, repairing cracked tiles, screening gutters, and more. Original. 12,000 first printing.
Home Comforts
Author : Cheryl Mendelson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 900 pages
File Size : 40,95 MB
Release : 2005-05-17
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 0743272862
Book Description
A classic bestselling resource for every household, Home Comforts helps you manage everyday chores, find creative solutions to domestic dilemmas, and enhance the experience of life at home. “Home Comforts is to the house what Joy of Cooking is to food.” —USA TODAY Home Comforts is an engaging and comprehensive book about housekeeping. It is a lively and readable guide for both beginners and experts in all the domestic arts. From keeping surfaces free of germs, watering plants, removing stains, folding a fitted sheet, cleaning china, tuning a piano, lighting a fire, setting the dining room table—this guide covers everything that people might want to do for themselves in their homes. Further topics include: making up a bed with hospital corners, expert recommendations for safe food storage, reading care labels (and sometimes carefully disregarding them), keeping your home free of dust mites and other allergens, this is a practical, good-humored, philosophical guidebook to the art and science of household management.
British Architectural Styles
Author : Trevor Yorke
Publisher : England's Living History
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 20,73 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
Book Description
A compact and useful guide, filled with detailed drawings, to help put a date on the variety of buildings one sees when travelling through Britain. This guide covers an immense range of structures and styles from 1500 to 1950. In addition, it includes a glossary of architectural terms and a historical time chart. This book will prove an invaluable
The Houses that Sears Built
Author : Rosemary Fuller Thornton
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 12,82 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Architecture, Domestic
ISBN : 9780971558816
Book Description
History of Sears Kit Homes with info on how to find and identify these old kit homes. Alson includes photos, graphics, diagrams and oral histories from workers at the Sears Mill and people who built their own Sears Home. Also history on Richard W. Sears and Alvah Roebuck; history on Sears and Roebuck, Co.
Self-Build Manual
Author : Ian Alistair Rock
Publisher : Haynes Publishing UK
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,99 MB
Release : 2015-01-01
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9780857338037
Book Description
Most of us would love to design and build our own home. In fact, more people than ever are doing precisely this. But how exactly do you go about it? How much of the building work should you do yourself? This manual explains the entire process in plain English, backed up with hundreds of color photos showing real self-build projects taking shape. Each chapter is devoted to a key stage of the build from the foundations right through to snagging and completion. Whether you tackle some of the works yourself, or employ architects and contractors, this step-by-step guide will show you how to stay firmly in control, get to grips with the latest planning and building regulations, and complete your project on time and within budget.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness
Author : Florence Hartley
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 21,30 MB
Release : 1872
Category : Education
ISBN :
Book Description
In preparing a book of etiquette for ladies, I would lay down as the first rule, "Do unto others as you would others should do to you." You can never be rude if you bear the rule always in mind, for what lady likes to be treated rudely? True Christian politeness will always be the result of an unselfish regard for the feelings of others, and though you may err in the ceremonious points of etiquette, you will never be impolite. Politeness, founded upon such a rule, becomes the expression, in graceful manner, of social virtues. The spirit of politeness consists in a certain attention to forms and ceremonies, which are meant both to please others and ourselves, and to make others pleased with us; a still clearer definition may be given by saying that politeness is goodness of heart put into daily practice; there can be no _true_ politeness without kindness, purity, singleness of heart, and sensibility.
The Negro Motorist Green Book
Author : Victor H. Green
Publisher : Colchis Books
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 19,1 MB
Release :
Category : History
ISBN :
Book Description
The Negro Motorist Green Book was a groundbreaking guide that provided African American travelers with crucial information on safe places to stay, eat, and visit during the era of segregation in the United States. This essential resource, originally published from 1936 to 1966, offered a lifeline to black motorists navigating a deeply divided nation, helping them avoid the dangers and indignities of racism on the road. More than just a travel guide, The Negro Motorist Green Book stands as a powerful symbol of resilience and resistance in the face of oppression, offering a poignant glimpse into the challenges and triumphs of the African American experience in the 20th century.
