Conserving Buildings: A Manual of Techniques and Materials / Edition 1

by Martin E. Weaver

Overview

The updated paperback edition of Weaver's landmark work—theessential manual on materials and procedures for restoringbuildings

Conserving Buildings, Revised Edition, is the ideal resource foranyone involved in the maintenance, restoration, or rehabilitationof historic buildings. The book combines practical information onthe characteristics, composition, and deterioration of buildingmaterials with detailed coverage of state-of-the-art conservationmethods, fully updated in this edition with current developments inresearch and practice.

The book contains:
* Systematic treatment of all major building materials—stone,ceramics, masonry, cement-based materials, metal, glass, syntheticresins, and polymers
* Valuable instruction on the restoration and renewal offoundations and footings, slate roofing systems, materials, andother structural details
* Easy-to-follow procedures for conducting structural buildingsurveys
* Over 150 photographs and line drawings, plus case studies fromColumbia University's acclaimed Center for Preservation Research
* Newly expanded references, with accessible sources of furtherinformation

Whether used as a hands-on sourcebook or a technical desktopreference, Conserving Buildings, Revised Edition, is the manual ofchoice for architects, engineers, preservation professionals,historic building owners, and students.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471509448
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	02/05/1997
Series:	Preservation Press
Edition description:	Revised Edition
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

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 (by Frank G. Matero).

Architectural Glass.

Foundations and Footings.

Restoring Slate Roofing.

Synthetic Resins, Polymers, and Preservation.

Historic Wallpapers.

Index.