Practical Guide to Alterations and Improvements

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Introduction......Page 5
Double hung sash windows......Page 6
Side hung casement windows......Page 13
Forming an opening......Page 20
Insulating a domestic roof......Page 27
Replacing an external door......Page 34
Replacing a soil pipe......Page 41
Converting a loft space......Page 48
Loft conversion II: Staircases......Page 55
Loft conversion III: Planning a dormer installation......Page 62
Installation of roof windows......Page 69
Installing secondary glazing......Page 76
Building a small extension......Page 80
Roofing an extension......Page 87
Completing an extension......Page 94
Rebuilding a chimney stack......Page 98
Removing the whole chimney breast and the stack......Page 103
Damp proofing and timber treatment......Page 110
Replacement of flat roof coverings......Page 116
Renewing pitched roof covering on an end terrace house......Page 122
Works to small bay window;replacement of bressumer beam......Page 128
Works to small bay window;bay underpinning......Page 134
Works to small bay window;rebuild bay as existing......Page 140
Re-pointing a wall over a public highway......Page 147
Modernising a 1930s kitchen......Page 153
Installation of washing machine, water supplies, waste and drainage......Page 161