Forsyth Materials and Skills for Historic Building Conservation

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-118-65866-6
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 232 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Historic Building Conservation

This book is the third in a series of volumes that combineconservation philosophy in the built environment with knowledge oftraditional materials, and structural and constructionalconservation techniques and technology:
* Understanding Historic Building Conservation
* Structures & Construction in Historic BuildingConservation
* Materials & Skills for Historic Building Conservation
The series aims to introduce each aspect of conservation and toprovide concise, basic and up-to-date knowledge for architects,surveyors and engineers as well as for commissioning client bodies,managers and advisors.
In each book, Michael Forsyth draws together chapters by leadingarchitects, structural engineers and related professionals toreflect the interdisciplinary nature of conservation work. Thebooks are structured to be of direct practical application, takingthe reader through the process of historic building conservationand emphasising throughout the integrative teamwork involved.
The present volume - Materials & Skills for HistoricBuilding Conservation - describes the characteristics andprocess of decay of traditional materials which inform theselection of appropriate repair techniques.
It provides essential information on the properties of theprincipal traditional external building materials. Theiravailability, sourcing and environmental impact is covered, as wellas the causes of erosion and decay, and the skills required fortheir application on conservation projects.
It covers the main most commonly used materials and conservationtechniques including stone, brickwork, lime products, concrete,iron and steel, timber, wattle and daub, and glass,
Thirteen chapters written by the experts present today's keyissues in materials and skills for historic building conservation:Gus Astley, Patrick Baty, Charley Brentnall, Michael Bussell,Michael Forsyth, Tony Graham, Chris Harris, David McLaughlin, BrianRidout, Mike Stock, Geoff Wallis, Ian Williams, Rory Young

Autoren/Hrsg.

Forsyth, Michael

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface vi
Contributors viii
1 The philosophy of repair
Michael Forsyth 1
2 Stone 5
Types of wall construction
Ian Williams 5
Oolitic limestone
David McLaughlin 7
Sandstone
Ian Williams 20
Granite
Robert Cotta 30
3 Brickwork
Mike Stock 46
4 Lime-based plasters, renders and washes
Rory Young 56
5 Concrete and reinforced concrete
Michael Bussell 92
6 Stone slate, clay tile and metamorphic slate
Christopher Harris 109
7 Cast iron, wrought iron and steel
Geoff Wallis and Michael Bussell 123
8 Understanding decay in building timbers
Brian Ridout 160
9 Timber
Charley Brentnall 167
10 Wattle and daub
Tony Graham 178
11 Sash windows
Gus Astley 191
12 Window glass
Michael Forsyth 196
13 Exterior colour on the smaller town house
Patrick Baty 200
Index 212

Über Autor(innen)

Dr Michael Forsyth, Director of Studies in Historic Building Conservations, University of Bath, UK