This early Victorian popular account explains how a house is made, trade by trade: quarrying and laying stone and its durability, brick-making and bricklaying, slates and roof coverings, the growth and transport of timber, carpentry, fireplaces and chimneys, windows and lead-work, plastering, paper-hanging, painting and gilding, ending with a model dwelling and fire-proof houses.
A fascinating window on building crafts for historians of architecture and old-house lovers. Download the free EPUB.