Roger Hunt , co-author (with Marianne Suhr) of Old House Handbook , is an award-winning writer and blogger with a particular interest in sustainable and vernacular architecture and the materials and techniques used in construction. He is the author of Rural Britain: Then and Now , a celebration of the British countryside, Villages of England and Hidden Depths , an archaeological exploration of Surrey's past. He lectures on building-related issues, is a judge of annual awards for new housing and serves on the editorial board of the SPAB magazine. His latest renovation project is a 1900 house on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA. Marianne Suhr is a Chartered Building Surveyor, writer and broadcaster specialising in the repair and retrofit of historic buildings. After a scholarship with the SPAB, she worked for seven years in architectural practice, then full-time on hands-on repair projects of her own including four very different old houses. She has run over 40 homeowners' courses and numerous 'limedays' for the SPAB. She is co-author (with Roger Hunt) of Old House Handbook and Old House Eco Handbook , and has written and lectured extensively.

Marianne was co-presenter of three series of BBC2's 'Restoration'. Marianne runs The Old House Consultancy in Oxfordshire, advising homeowners on repair, alteration and retrofit.