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Got a technical query ? The best place to start is with the new Haynes Victorian 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.
Here are some useful sites to get find specialist guidance from online DIY experts :-
Advice and DIY help on the web
General DIY
* Channel 4 www.channel4.com/4homes/diyandbuilding/index.html
* DIY FIX IT www.diyfixit.co.uk
* UK style www.uktvstyle.co.uk
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 & downpipes
www.angelplastics.co.uk/cgi-bin/installation_guides.asp
www.bre.co.uk/askbre/faqs/faq.jsp?categoryid=43&questionid=82
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
plasterboard
www.diyfixit.co.uk/nflash/building/Plasterboard/plasterboard.htm
roofing
windows
www.diyfixit.co.uk/nflash/building/SashWindows/SashWindows.htm
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