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Materials & skills for historic building conservation / Materials and skills for historic building conservation edited by Michael Forsyth. - 1 online resource (xi, 220 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color map. - Historic building conservation . - Historic building conservation. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The philosophy of repair / Michael Forsyth -- Stone. Types of wall construction / Ian Williams. Oolitic limestone / David McLaughlin. Sandstone / Ian Williams. Granite / Robert Cotta -- Brickwork / Mike Stock -- Lime-based plasters, renders and washes / Rory Young -- Concrete and reinforced concrete / Michael Bussell -- Stone slate, clay tile and metamorphic slate / Christopher 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 -- Window 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.

ISBN: 9780470697696 0470697695 9780470698112 047069811X 9781118658666 1118658663

Standard No.: 10.1002/9780470697696 doi 9786612342332

Source: 10.1002/9780470697696 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com 93C28530-8510-4649-9F30-90D345DDAE27 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Building materials.
Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration--Materials.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Construction--General.
Modernisierung
Baustoff.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: TA403.8 / .M376 2008eb

Dewey Class. No.: 690/.24