BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO RENOVATION PART 15: Restoring original features

Taking on a renovation project is often a step into the unknown. If it is not the ravages of time that have taken their toll on your old house, it is likely to be the poor decisions of former owners, who perhaps believed they were upgrading it with the latest trends, or were acting on bad maintenance advice.

Whatever the reason behind your project’s particular renovation needs, you will probably be keen to retain and restore as many of its original features (that is to say, those architectural features that have been in the house since the day it was constructed) as possible.

Of course, every property was built with a different collection of original features, depending on the era in which it was constructed, what type of house it is, and where in the country it is located, as well as whether