Conserving Buildings A Manual of Techniques and Materials

Name: Conserving Buildings A Manual of Techniques and Materials
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ISBN: 9780471509448

ISBN-10: 0471509442

ISBN-13: 9780471509448

Edition: 2nd 1997 (Revised)

Authors: Martin E. Weaver

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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.

Book details

List price: $95.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/5/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 8.30" wide x 10.80" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.760

MARTIN E. WEAVER is Director of the Center for Preservation Research at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture Planning and Research in New York City. He has been a practicing restoration and conservation architect and educator for over 30 years, with experience in Europe, Canada, and the United States.



A General Introduction to the Conservation of Buildings


Investigating Old Buildings


The Study of Building Materials


Restoring and Repairing Old Wooden Structures


Restoring Stonework


Architectural Ceramics


Cementitious Materials


Cleaning Masonry


Architectural Metalwork


Paints and Coatings



Architectural Glass


Foundations and Footings


Restoring Slate Roofing


Synthetic Resins, Polymers, and Preservation


Historic Wallpapers


Index