intro to rehabbing--book recommendations
Hi, Just starting to look at brownstones (and other townhouses)–any good introductory books on thinking out rehabbing ideas and costs? Probably going to be a post-1880 building, and I am inclined toward modern rather than historical… Thanks!
Hi,
Just starting to look at brownstones (and other townhouses)–any good introductory books on thinking out rehabbing ideas and costs? Probably going to be a post-1880 building, and I am inclined toward modern rather than historical…
Thanks!
The American Townhouse by Kevin Murphy and Radek Kurzaj
Creating the New American Townhouse by Alexander Gorlin
The Modern Townhouse: The Latest in Urban and Suburban Designs
The New City Home: Smart Design for Metro Living
For books, I would suggest “Bricks and Brownstones” by Charles Lockwood. That book will give you some ideas on the look that you would like. I also liked “Renovating Old Houses” by George Nash. But the most help I got when restoring my house was from the National Trust. They have a really good magazine and other resources. “This Old House Magazine” and website is a good albeit cliche resource as well. I think you are a bookseller so you should be able to find the other books easily. By the way, you wouldn’t have any first edition Edith Whartons around would you?