The Original Old-House Journal Compendium: Volume 1

Editors: Clem Labine and Carolyn Flaherty

Publisher: The Overlook Press, 1983

With all the romance and practicality that fills the pages of the pioneering Old-House Journal, here is solid information organized into chapters corresponding to the parts of the house written with charm and humor and detialed with over 800 illustrations. Easy-to-follow, step-by-step plans to renovate and maintain your old house. Topics include:

• Buying your old house
• Field guide to old house styles
• Getting to know you house
• Roofs and windows
• Masonry and energy efficiency
• Wiring, plumbing, plastering
• Staircases and floors
• Painting
• Chimneys, fireplaces, stoves
• Moldings, woodwork, shutters
• Architectural and decorative styles
• Kitchens and bathrooms
• Period design and decoration
• Graining and stenciling
• Exterior design, founrtains, landscaping and fences

ISBN: 9780879511869