Everyone who owns an old house or building needs How to Restore the Old Aussie House. This practical guide to restoration contains a wealth of useful information on understanding and maintaining old houses.

Written by one of Australia's leading restoration architects, it contains detailed information about the stylistic evolution, terminology and construction of Australian houses from about 1800 to the 1930s.

The book includes some 180 specially-drawn illustrations, as well as specifications for a wide range of materials from lime mortar to door knobs and colour schemes.

This new, enlarged and updated edition will find its way onto bookshelves throughout Australia and provide valuable advice and information to a new generation of old house owners.