Materials & skills for historic building conservation / edited by Michael Forsyth.
Material type: TextSeries: Historic building conservationPublication details: Oxford : Blackwell, 2008.Description: xi, 220 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cmISBN:- 9781405111706 (hbk.) :
- 9781405111706 (hardback : alk. paper)
- Materials and skills for historic building conservation
- 690.24 FOR
- TH3301 .H57 2008
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 690.24 FOR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 206192 | ||
Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 690.24 FOR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 206193 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The philosophy of repair / Michael Forsyth -- Stone. Types of wall construction / Ian Williams. Limestone / David McLaughlin. Sandstone / Ian Williams -- Brickwork / Mike Stock -- Lime products : plaster and render / Rory Young -- Concrete and reinforced concrete / Michael Bussell -- Slate, stone, and clay tiles / Chris Harris -- Cast iron, wrought iron, and steel / Geoff Wallis and Michael Bussell -- Understanding decay in building timbers / Brian Ridout -- Timber / Charley Brentnall -- Wattle and daub / Tony Graham -- Sash windows / Gus Astley -- Glass / Michael Forsyth -- Exterior colour on the smaller town house / Patrick Baty.
Here is provided all the essential information on the properties of traditional building materials. Subjects covered include their availability & sourcing, the causes of erosion & decay, knowledge of the skills required for their application on conservation projects & the impact the materials have on the environment.