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. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780470697696 0470697695 9780470698112 047069811X 9781118658666 1118658663 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.1002/9780470697696  doi 9786612342332 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label>10.1002/9780470697696  Wiley InterScience  http://www3.interscience.wiley.com 93C28530-8510-4649-9F30-90D345DDAE27  OverDrive, Inc.  http://www.overdrive.com 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Building materials.<br/>Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration--Materials.<br/>TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Construction--General.<br/>Modernisierung <Bauwesen><br/>Baustoff.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TA403.8  / .M376 2008eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>690/.24