Conserving Buildings : A Manual of Techniques and Materials
Overview
This book is a practical, state-of-the-art guide for contractors and home owners involved in maintaining, restoring and rehabilitating historic buildings, as well as a technical reference for architects, engineers, specifiers and building managers. It outlines procedures for conserving historic buildings and building materials, and includes step-by-step guidelines for conducting a structural building survey. It covers wood, stone, ceramic, masonry and metalwork, slate roofing, architectural glass, paints and coasting, and foundations and footings. Extensive illustrations and case studies complement the material. Offers practical instruction on the conservation and deterioration of all major building materials -- wood, stone, ceramics, cement-based materials, metals, glass and paints. -- Describes the characteristics and compositions of building materials, reasons for deterioration, and step-by-step reviews of sensitive and state-of-the-art conservation methods.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780471509448
- ISBN-10: 0471509442
- Publisher: Wiley
- Publish Date: February 1997
- Dimensions: 10.94 x 8.52 x 0.55 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.49 pounds
- Page Count: 288
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