Do you have an old house that needs renovation or even major renovation? With the help of the tips and tricks offered in this book, you will turn it into a modern, functional and beautiful cottage with all the amenities. You can do a lot of construction and repair work with your own hands. You will learn how to properly strengthen and reinforce the foundation, how to replace window frames and which ones are best to choose depending on your conditions, insulate walls, install plumbing and sewerage, and many other useful things without which modern comfortable housing is unthinkable. The authors, with German scrupulousness, took into account all the little things, right down to the selection and proper preparation of the cement mortar. Even if you have never dealt with renovation and construction before, with this book you will succeed!