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Checking the outside of the building
External finishes
Commercial Properties and Shops
Other properties
General considerations for all period metal work
Door Numerals for Front Doors
Name Plates
Mud Scrapers (or Boot Scrapers)
External Handles and Knobs
Bell Pulls
Knockers
Letter Boxes
Entryphones
Rusting of Ironwork
Balconies and other Ornamental Ironwork
Balcony Brackets
Restoring a Missing Balcony, and other metal ornamentation
Repainting Balconies
General considerations for all period metal work
Railings
Repairing Ironwork
Fractures in Ironwork
Repairing Joint Between simple Baluster and Hand rail
Down pipes, gutters and other rain water goods
Fractures in Ironwork
Steps, Platts (Paving) and Arches
Steps, Platts and Arches
Doors
External Window Frames
Checking the inside of the building
Decorative Finishes
Internal Plastering
Woodwork, doors and windows
Repainting Woodwork
How to Repaint Woodwork
How to Paint External Doors
Dampness
Water penetration (through walls or roof)
Condensation
Chimney Breast Dampness
Rising damp
Insert a damp proof course (dpc)
Prevent the access of water to the wall
Concealment
Other causes of damp
Insulation of Roofs and Dormers
Attic Water Tanks And Internal Pipework
Fireplaces
Mantelpieces
Grates
All-in-one Fireplace
Kitchen Ranges
Niche Stoves
Problems of fire-smoke in rooms
Internal Period metalwork
Pressed Brass Escutcheons
Internal Knobs
Brass Hinges
Finger-plates and Kicker-plates
Door Closers
Getting work done
Seeking Listed Planning Permission
Suppliers and Installers
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