--- product_id: 148212186 title: "Restoring Your Historic House: The Comprehensive Guide for Homeowners" price: "9155CFA" currency: XOF in_stock: false reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.sn/products/148212186-restoring-your-historic-house-the-comprehensive-guide-for-homeowners store_origin: SN region: Senegal --- # Restoring Your Historic House: The Comprehensive Guide for Homeowners **Price:** 9155CFA **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Restoring Your Historic House: The Comprehensive Guide for Homeowners - **How much does it cost?** 9155CFA with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sn](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/148212186-restoring-your-historic-house-the-comprehensive-guide-for-homeowners) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Although there are other books about renovating old houses, this is the first that prioritizes the identification and preservation of the historic, character-defining features of a house as a starting point in the process. That is the purpose of this book: to describe and illustrate a best-practices approach for updating historic homes for modern life in ways that do not attempt to turn an old house into a new one. The book also suggests many ways to save money in the process, without settling for cheap or inappropriate solutions. Scott Hanson is a historic-building preservation professional and has 40 years' experience rehabilitating historic houses. He has illustrated this authoritative book with hundreds of step-by-step photos, illustrations, charts, and decision-making guides. Interspersed throughout are photo essays of 13 restored historic houses representing a range of periods and architectural styles: Italianate, Victorian, Queen Anne, Federal, Colonial, Colonial Revival, Greek Revival, Ranch, Adobe, Craftsman, Shingle, and Rustic. With interior and exterior photography by David Clough, these multi-page features show what can be achieved when a historic home is renovated with a desire to preserve or restore as much historic character as possible. Review: Valuable + comprehensive restoration manual - This book is not for sissies! This is an extremely comprehensive reference for restoring a historic home from foundation to finish. If you want something to teach you what goes into restoring a historic home from top to bottom, that is honest about all the pitfalls, expenses, and joys of fixing up a classic home, this is for you. If you’re looking for a pretty coffee table book that makes breathing life into 100+ year-old home look like a walk in the park, keep shopping! Owning this book will save you thousands of dollars of mistakes that you could make by not understanding everything that needs to go into a comprehensive renovation. It does not sugarcoat the difficulties in managing a large project and will help you decide which things you should do yourself and which things you should really leave to the experts. The author has shared everything from the big picture to the most mundane details involved in a classic restoration, and is very candid about things that went right, and also some things that could’ve gone a lot better. Ultimately, you can really see that his goal is to save other homeowners money and time by sharing his own experience in words and in photos. I have restored more than one old house and this is one of the best reference books I have ever had. I am about to embark on a restoration of an 1885 Queen Anne Victorian and I am looking forward to going into the project with even more knowledge than I already have about the process from start to finish. Highly, highly recommended. Review: Great book with useful tips - This book won't exactly teach you step by step to do to repair on a historic home. What it does provide are alot of tips and foundational knowledge about how historic homes were built, what to look for when planning rehabilitation, best practices, and good examples of historic rehabilitations. I read this book in it's entirety and wish I had read something like this prior to some of my own work. Examples like how gypsum being different then lime based plasters. I do wish a bit more information was available on slate roofing and resolving structural support issues that might effect the historical appearance of a space (ex I have 20+ ft span ceilings and the only thing I can think of is running steel or wood support beams jacked up across the ceiling of my kitchen). Overall I enjoyed the book and is worth a read. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #992,226 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #8 in Historic Architectural Preservation #111 in Residential Architecture #1,371 in Do-It-Yourself Home Improvement (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 390 Reviews | ## Images ![Restoring Your Historic House: The Comprehensive Guide for Homeowners - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91SZsdckcRL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Valuable + comprehensive restoration manual *by J***C on January 24, 2021* This book is not for sissies! This is an extremely comprehensive reference for restoring a historic home from foundation to finish. If you want something to teach you what goes into restoring a historic home from top to bottom, that is honest about all the pitfalls, expenses, and joys of fixing up a classic home, this is for you. If you’re looking for a pretty coffee table book that makes breathing life into 100+ year-old home look like a walk in the park, keep shopping! Owning this book will save you thousands of dollars of mistakes that you could make by not understanding everything that needs to go into a comprehensive renovation. It does not sugarcoat the difficulties in managing a large project and will help you decide which things you should do yourself and which things you should really leave to the experts. The author has shared everything from the big picture to the most mundane details involved in a classic restoration, and is very candid about things that went right, and also some things that could’ve gone a lot better. Ultimately, you can really see that his goal is to save other homeowners money and time by sharing his own experience in words and in photos. I have restored more than one old house and this is one of the best reference books I have ever had. I am about to embark on a restoration of an 1885 Queen Anne Victorian and I am looking forward to going into the project with even more knowledge than I already have about the process from start to finish. Highly, highly recommended. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book with useful tips *by B***Y on September 13, 2022* This book won't exactly teach you step by step to do to repair on a historic home. What it does provide are alot of tips and foundational knowledge about how historic homes were built, what to look for when planning rehabilitation, best practices, and good examples of historic rehabilitations. I read this book in it's entirety and wish I had read something like this prior to some of my own work. Examples like how gypsum being different then lime based plasters. I do wish a bit more information was available on slate roofing and resolving structural support issues that might effect the historical appearance of a space (ex I have 20+ ft span ceilings and the only thing I can think of is running steel or wood support beams jacked up across the ceiling of my kitchen). Overall I enjoyed the book and is worth a read. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A "MUST READ" for everyone who is restoring a historic home! *by A***R on August 2, 2020* I cannot say enough great things about this book! Well written, beautiful photos but the best part is the information - straight forward, realistic and brimming with great ideas on restoring your historic home while maintaining character. We are 2 years in to the restoration of our 1880 Folk Victorian home and while we've learned a lot on our own this book has given us so many more ideas and reminded us that we can make the most of our home, modernize it and still maintain its historic integrity. Currently working on a bathroom reno and have already made some changes to preserve its history. A big thank you to the author for taking the time to put this book together. I can't wait to share it with my local historic preservation group. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.sn/products/148212186-restoring-your-historic-house-the-comprehensive-guide-for-homeowners](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/148212186-restoring-your-historic-house-the-comprehensive-guide-for-homeowners) --- *Product available on Desertcart Senegal* *Store origin: SN* *Last updated: 2026-10-23*