Learn best practices for renovating a building while maintaining its historic integrity. |
Learn how to make your historic building accessible to people with disabilities. |
Review the importance of design guidelines for historic buildings and learn how to interpret them. |
Review the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for historic building rehabilitation projects. |
Find out about zoning regulations in your community. |
Learn how to get necessary approvals for your rehabilitation project. |
Ensure you meet the required code regulations while keeping your building historic. |
Find the right insurance for your rehabilitation project. |
Ensure that your rehabilitation project follows historic preservation best practices. |
Learn about potential health hazards in old buildings. |
Learn how to find the right home inspector for you. |
Learn methods for modernizing a historic house without disturbing the historic integrity and character. |
Learn common mistakes made when renovating a historic building and ways to avoid them. |
Learn how to choose a professional to help you plan your historic building rehabilitation project. |
Learn the necessary elements for historic rehabilitation project work contracts. |
Find helpful tips for working with contractors on your historic building rehabilitation project. |
Explore methods of assessing the exterior condition of your historic building. |
Learn methods of assessing the condition of the foundation, electrical, plumbing and HVAC systems of a historic building. |
Learn about assessing the condition of the structure, floors, ceilings, walls and fixtures of a historic building. |
See helpful tips for hiring professionals to advise you on the condition of your building. |
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