Many of Britain’s four million Victorian and Edwardian houses were shoddily built and often require ‘essential repairs’. Problems like rising damp, timber decay, bowed roofs and subsidence are well-known, but how can you tell if your house has major defects or is just typical for its age? This fully-updated new edition of the Victorian House Manual shows where to look for danger signs, what's ‘normal’ and what isn’t, and how to fix common defects.
