Main entry:

Stephen, George, 1926-

Title & Author:

New life for old houses / George Stephen.

Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Preservation Press, National Trust for Historic Preservation, ©1989.

Description:

xi, 257 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Series:

Landmark reprint series

Notes:
Revised edition of: Remodeling old houses without destroying their character. 1972.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-250) and index.
Why Rehabilitate? Why Design? -- The Language of Design: General Terms and Principles -- Some Preliminaries: Selecting and Financing a House; Choosing an Architect and/or Builder -- The Exterior: General Considerations -- The Exterior: Choosing Materials and Colors -- The Exterior: Existing Details and New Additions -- The Interior: How to Measure and Draw Existing Conditions -- The Interior: Planning the General Layout -- The Interior: Planning the Rooms and Spaces -- The Interior: Special Details, Features, and Finishes -- Energy Conservation: Appropriate Methods -- Basic Architectural and Building Terms -- The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation -- Energy Retrofitting: The Secretary of the Interior's Rehabilitation Guidelines -- Conserving Energy in Historic Buildings / Baird M. Smith -- Suggested Reading -- Sources of Information -- Index.

ISBN:

0891331492 (alk. paper)
9780891331490 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Dwellings Remodeling.
Habitations Réfection.

Added entries:

Stephen, George, 1926- Remodeling old houses without destroying their character.
Landmark reprint series.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 55619
Call No.: ID:90-B4077
Status: Available