Renovations Advice - Renovating a period property
The Listed Property Show at Olympia
Wednesday, 08 February 2012
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Top ten things to look for when buying a period house
Wednesday, 28 December 2011
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Restoration: The many advantages of lime
Friday, 09 December 2011 - An old building material, the many advantages of lime mean it can also be used on more modern stone houses as well | Read Full Story
Adaptation of Historic Buildings: the past
Wednesday, 30 November 2011 - Historic buildings have commonly been adapted, changed, updated and remodelled according to previous owners, which tells us we can also play our part | Read Full Story
How to prepare your house for winter
Thursday, 10 November 2011 - As National Maintenance Week celebrates its 10th anniversary experts advise that preventative measures are crucial for our houses to weather hard winters | Read Full Story
Choosing an interior designer
Tuesday, 18 October 2011 - Finding the right skilled interior designer for your period property requires some dedication; in particular you need to make sure you share the same vision | Read Full Story
How to prevent condensation on your windows
Tuesday, 04 October 2011 - There are many rumours about steel windows and condensation - out expert gives the lowdown on the causes of condensation and how to prevent it on your windows | Read Full Story
Old houses: The importance of using the right materials
Monday, 19 September 2011 - You can't use modern materials on period properties because they upset the original mechanism for how the building breathes. Alan Tierney explains. | Read Full Story
The joy of owning a historic building
Thursday, 04 August 2011 - Blogs and articles about living in a period house often address the problems, and too often we forget the joys | Read Full Story
Georgian lighting: the romance of candles
Wednesday, 27 July 2011 - Many examples of wonderful Georgian lighting survive today, to remind us of the innovative, and grand Georgian, period | Read Full Story
From fish oil to chandeliers: early domestic lighting
Tuesday, 07 June 2011 - Karen Wallis-Smith offers some insight into the ways we used to light our houses before electricity | Read Full Story
Choosing suitable paint for period properties
Saturday, 10 July 2010 - Patrick elaborates on choosing paints for your period house – and warns owners not to be swayed by marketing ploys | Read Full Story
