TY - BOOK AU - Forsyth,Michael ED - Wiley InterScience (Online service) TI - Materials & skills for historic building conservation T2 - Historic building conservation SN - 9780470697696 AV - TA403.8 .M376 2008eb U1 - 690/.24 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Oxford, UK, Malden, MA PB - Blackwell Pub. KW - Building materials KW - Historic buildings KW - Conservation and restoration KW - Materials KW - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING KW - Construction KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - Modernisierung KW - swd KW - Baustoff KW - Electronic books N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - https://eresourcesptsl.ukm.remotexs.co/user/login?url=http://doi.org/10.1002/9780470697696 ER -