Timber

Various

ISBN 10: 0754645541 / ISBN 13: 9780754645542

Published by Ashgate Pub Co, 2012

About this Item

Orderbook - wwb -----TIMBER. Ashgate Publishing, Aldershot/Burlington, 2012. Published in association with English Heritage, London. English Heritage: Practical Building Conservation. 500 pp. With 542 ills. (457 col. ). 25 x 23 cm. LC 2009-925642 ISBN 9780754645542 In English. Indexing: Western, Europe â " Great Britain â " Several Periods â " Architecture â " Conservation/Restoration Plans: 73 Worldwide Number: 142112Hardcover $69.95x (libraries receive a 10% discount on this title); *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened -- 500 pp. ; 542 illus. (457 in color. ) -- with a bonus offer--; Since the original series of "Practical Building Conservation" appeared in 1988, it has become a standard reference for those caring for historic buildings large and small: essential reading for architects, surveyors and building managers, as well as conservators. This new and much expanded set of 10 volumes has been updated to provide a fully comprehensive reference featuring the latest techniques and materials. "English Heritage" is renowned for its expertise in the conservation of buildings, gardens and archaeological sites and these books are an accessible distillation of many years of experience. The look in detail at building materials ranging from the ancient to the modern and are studded throughout with practical advice.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Timber
• Publisher: Ashgate Pub Co
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0754645541
• ISBN 13: 9780754645542
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Timber deals with wide-ranging use of the material in historic buildings, from vast structural timber-frames through to high-class joinery and simple fixings. Particular attention is paid to how and why timber decays or faults occur, and the methods of assessing and dealing with this. The bulk of the book covers appropriate methods of repair and maintenance.

About the Author

The contents reflect the work of the Building Conservation and Research Team, their colleagues at Historic England, and their consultants and researchers, who together have many decades of accumulated experience in dealing with deteriorating building materials and systems of all types. This multi-disciplinary team of architects, surveyors, conservators and scientists are responsible for standard setting and research across a wide range of Historic England activities. The team specialises in dealing with the practical, technical and scientific aspects of building materials decay and their treatment. The aim has been to provide practical advice by advocating a common approach of firstly understanding the material or building element and why it is deteriorating, and then dealing with the causes. The books concentrate on those aspects which are significant in conservation terms, and reflect the requests for information received by Historic England.