The Beginner Renovator

Thinking of Renovating?

    * Could we really do it ourselves?

    * Is there a place where we can find out about the tools we’ll need and how to use them?

    * Something that tells us what to do and where we might go wrong?

    * There must be tricks in buying —places to go for things and ways to save.

    * Could we get some sort of a guide to costs for the various building items?

    * Suppose we want to buy a house to do up, wouldn’t we need a good long list of the good things and the bad things to look out for?

    * And wouldn’t it be a help to know the cost and what work has t be done in all the fixing up?

    * And, if in the end we decide to get someone else to do the work for us, wouldn’t it be a good idea to know what that person is meant to be doing?

All this, and much more, can be found in The Beginner Renovator!

It starts with the basics—the drains and the foundations—going on to windows and doors (no more squeaks), plastering and painting and, for the more adventurous, building an inner wall or an extension. Separate chapters are devoted to the kitchen and bathroom.

CONTENTS

Section 1: Bursting display-home bubbles and making decisions. Can we renovate, will we, and let’s look at ‘For Sale’ houses and start collectiong building bits.

    * Getting Going

    * Buing the House to Renovate

    * Buying and Scrounging

Section 2: Rolling up sleeves and going to work on the basic house structure

    * Checking Out the Drains

    * Reblocking and Flooring

    * Working With Windows

    * All About Doors

    * Using Plaster

    * Building and Inner Wall

    * Building and Extension

Section 3: Here are the do-ups and the dress-ups

    * Painting and Finishing

    * The Re-designed Kitchen

    * Refitting Bathroom and Laundry

    * Lining and Mouldings

Section 4: Here’s our reference section; why we do it, how we do it, when we do it and what we need to use

    * Make and Mend

    * Screws-n-Nails

    * Choosing and Using Tool

    * Further Directions