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Materials & skills for historic building conservation / edited by Michael Forsyth.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Historic building conservationPublication details: Oxford : Blackwell, 2008.Description: xi, 220 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781405111706 (hbk.) :
  • 9781405111706 (hardback : alk. paper)
Other title:
  • Materials and skills for historic building conservation
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 690.24 FOR
LOC classification:
  • TH3301 .H57 2008
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
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.

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