The main issues of finishing and repairing country houses and country houses using modern and traditional technologies and materials are discussed in a popular and accessible form. Methods for independently identifying faults and defects in building structures are proposed. Practical steps for repairing the main elements of a house are described in detail: the foundation, walls, basement, interfloor and attic floors, roofs and roofing, wooden and reinforced concrete stairs, interior partitions. Exterior and interior decoration, repair and replacement of floors, windows and doors, construction and repair of stoves, fireplaces, chimneys and chimneys, etc. are considered. For a wide range of readers.