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Stone Restoration Handbook

by Chris Daniels
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Whether you are an artisan, an architect or a homeowner, The Stone Restoration Handbook demonstrates the best approach and techniques to use when preserving and repairing historic buildings. It introduces the materials and the processes, and explains the proven methods to conserve, repair and restore stone, masonry, statuary and monuments. This new book is packed with illustrations, examples and advice on stone selection and working, lime and mortars, pointing, cleaning and repairing mortar and stone. It guides you through assessing the job on the first site visit through to discussing the options and difficulties you can face. This is essential reading for those who care for and repair historic buildings and monuments. Contents include: surveying for a conservation report; setting up workshop and tools; stone selection and working; lime and mortars; pointing; repairing mortar and stone; cleaning; consolidation; casting and scagliola. Superbly illustrated with 564 colour photographs.

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Publisher: Crowood

Kindle Book

  • Release date: March 23, 2015

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  • ISBN: 9781847979087
  • File size: 64850 KB
  • Release date: March 23, 2015

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  • ISBN: 9781847979087
  • File size: 64850 KB
  • Release date: March 23, 2015

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Kindle Book
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Technology Nonfiction

Languages

English

Whether you are an artisan, an architect or a homeowner, The Stone Restoration Handbook demonstrates the best approach and techniques to use when preserving and repairing historic buildings. It introduces the materials and the processes, and explains the proven methods to conserve, repair and restore stone, masonry, statuary and monuments. This new book is packed with illustrations, examples and advice on stone selection and working, lime and mortars, pointing, cleaning and repairing mortar and stone. It guides you through assessing the job on the first site visit through to discussing the options and difficulties you can face. This is essential reading for those who care for and repair historic buildings and monuments. Contents include: surveying for a conservation report; setting up workshop and tools; stone selection and working; lime and mortars; pointing; repairing mortar and stone; cleaning; consolidation; casting and scagliola. Superbly illustrated with 564 colour photographs.

Expand title description text
Technology Nonfiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Crowood

    Kindle Book
    Release date: March 23, 2015

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781847979087
    File size: 64850 KB
    Release date: March 23, 2015

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781847979087
    File size: 64850 KB
    Release date: March 23, 2015

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  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English