Practical Stone Masonry

ISBN-13: 9781873394144 / Angielski / Twarda / 1995 / 290 str.

John C E David

Opis

A manual of masonry, based largely on practical experience, concentrating on the methods of hand-working, setting-out and fixing, which would be of use to masons, architects and conservators engaged in the careful repair and restoration of historical buildings.

Spis treści

An architectural history of the trade;Health and safety at work; Stone: its nature and problems; Setting-out: the fundamentals; Setting out: the application of geometrical shapes; Masons' hand tools; The banker shop, lifting tackle and machinery; Mortar; Working stone; Fixing; Cleaning methods; Supervision and specification; Training into the 21st century; Glossary of architectural and technical terms.

O autorze

Peter Hill