Practical Building Conservation: TimberIan McCaig, Brian Ridout Suitable for architects, surveyors and building managers, as well as conservators, this title looks at building materials ranging from the ancient to the modern. |
Contents
Insects Fungi | 131 |
Environmental Problems | 205 |
Other Causes of Deterioration | 212 |
Understanding Buildings Their Condition | 223 |
Structural Timbers | 234 |
NonStructural Timbers Joinery | 255 |
Fixings Hardware | 265 |
Introduction | 283 |
TimberFrame Structures | 291 |
Preservative PreTreatments | 388 |
Adhesives Fillers Fastenings | 396 |
Insect Infestation Fungal Decay | 410 |
Upgrading Historic Buildings to Meet Modern Standards | 431 |
Continuing Care | 443 |
Conclusions | 449 |
Common terms and phrases
19th century adhesive animal glues areas assessment beam boards Bottom Brian Ridout building timbers cause components construction cruck damage damp deathwatch beetle decayed timber decorative defects deterioration dismantling door dry rot durability emergence holes English Heritage environment epoxy resin example fibres fixed floor floorboards frame fungi fungus furniture beetle glazing glue grain growth hardwoods heartwood heritage values hinges historic buildings horizontal host timber Hugh Harrison humidity important infill panels joinery joists lain McCaig larvae lignin materials McCaig O English moisture content mouldings nails original paint particularly pegs powderpost beetle PRACTICAL BUILDING CONSERVATION problem produced purlins rafters rail removed replaced roof sapwood sash window Scots pine screws shrinkage shutters significant sill softwood sometimes species staircase strength structural timber studs surface temperature tenon Tim Floyd timber inserts timber-framed buildings timber-to-timber repairs treads treatment tree trusses usually vertical wall plate