House Maintenance And Repairs

House Maintenance and Repairs (1965) by G.C.A. Tanner – Penguin Books
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Long before YouTube tutorials and MDF everything, G.C.A. Tanner laid out the nuts, bolts, and common sense of keeping a British home upright and vaguely waterproof. House Maintenance and Repairs (1965) is a charmingly no-nonsense guide to the domestic arts: from patching plaster to taming rogue gutters, all delivered in clipped prose and a tone that assumes you own a hammer, a ladder, and a spine.

This Penguin edition has certainly seen some DIY action itself — foxed, faded, possibly dropped in paint — but still clinging proudly to its integrity, much like the draughty houses it was written to save.

Crappy Old Books – Built to last, like your dad’s shed.

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