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Rehabilitation case studies: four lessons for owners of old houses
Four lessons drawn from rehabilitation case studies of commercial buildings, plus what transfers to your old house and how to build your own case file.
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Historic building materials: five lessons restoration crews keep learning
Five lessons about old-house materials: learn from other building types, match softness, source early, keep offcuts, and record what you cannot identify.
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Preservation contractors: nineteen trades and how to find them
The nineteen preservation trades an old house owner may need, what each does, and how to find practitioners through state, local, and craft sources.
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No plaster wall repair case studies: five lessons
Plaster wall repair case studies aren't included here. This guide gives five lessons on moisture, adhesion, protection, phasing, and finish records.
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Period interior projects: the five lessons that keep repeating
Five lessons that repeat in period interior work, from exposed brick and stripped woodwork to lighting, paint sequence and the value of a finish record.