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| Review types of gutters and maintenance tips for gutters on your historic house. |
| Learn about the best roof ventilation solutions. |
| Review the reasons to preserve the original wood features on your historic building. |
| Types of siding that could be on a historic building and how to maintain or repair them. |
| Learn about common exterior wood trim problems and how to solve them. |
| Learn to assess and repair damage to the wood porch on your historic house. |
| Learn how to prevent wood rot in a historic building. |
| Review the uses of architectural epoxies on wood in a historic building. |
| Learn best practices for repairing, replacing and maintaining exterior materials for a historic building. |
| Learn about structural issues that could occur in the foundation of your historic building. |
| Learn to identify and evaluate structural problems in your historic building's foundation. |
| Learn about the different types of windows that are found in historic buildings. |
| Learn why the windows in your historic building are worth repairing and restoring. |
| Information on different types of storm windows for historic windows. |
| Learn best practices for replacing original windows in your historic building. |
| Different types of weatherstripping for exterior doors that will improve energy efficiency of a historic building. |
| Review different types of storm doors and learn how to find the right one for your historic building. |
| Elements to look for and pay attention to when renovating the interior of a historic building. |
| 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. |
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