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    Got a technical query ?

The best place to start is with the new  Haynes 1930s House Manual  

which covers  all  common  defects, shows how they are caused, and explains

the solutions – all  with  lots  of glorious colour  pictures, some with detailed

step-by-step projects.  Or  just read  about the  fascinating  history showing

how they were built, where the  builders  skimped,  and the unusual  materials 

sometimes used.

Advice and  DIY help on the web  

Here are some useful sites to get find specialist  guidance from DIY experts :-

     General DIY

  Channel 4

    www.channel4.com/4homes/diyandbuilding/index.html

    DIY FIX IT     www.diyfixit.co.uk

    UK style     www.uktvstyle.co.uk

      bricks

 www.buildingcentre.co.uk/index.asp

 www.britishbricksoc.free-online.co.uk

     fireplaces & flues

 www.c20fires.co.uk/fireplace_fitting.htm

   National  Fireplace Association  

  www.nfa.org.uk/guides.asp    

     floors

 www.originalfeatures.co.uk/restorin.htm

      guttering & fascias

 www.angelplastics.co.uk/cgi-bin/installation_guides.asp

     heating

      Here's a handy 'BTU calculator' so you know what size rads you need: 

www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/templates/contentlookup.jsp?content=/bq_advice/planning_tools/btu_calculator.jsp

     loft conversions

 www.lawsonslofts.co.uk

      plasterboard

 www.diyfixit.co.uk/nflash/building/Plasterboard/plasterboard.htm

      roofing

  www.slecladding.co.uk/diy.htm

      windows

 www.diyfixit.co.uk/nflash/building/SashWindows/SashWindows.htm

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