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    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Stone Restoration Handbook: A Practical Guide to the Conservation Repair of Stone and Masonry

Stone Restoration Handbook: A Practical Guide to the Conservation Repair of Stone and Masonry

Daniels, Chris

Paperback

General ArchitectureMasonry

Publisher Price: $43.99

ISBN10: 1847979076
ISBN13: 9781847979070
Publisher: Crowood Press (UK)
Published: May 14 2015
Pages: 224
Weight: 1.60
Height: 0.50 Width: 8.40 Depth: 10.10
Language: English
Whether you are an artisan, an architect or a homeowner, The Stone Restoration Handbook demonstrates the best approach and techniques to use when preserving and repairing historic buildings. It introduces the materials and the processes, and explains the proven methods to conserve, repair and restore stone, masonry, statuary and monuments. This new book is packed with illustrations, examples and advice on stone selection and working, lime and mortars, pointing, cleaning and repairing mortar and stone. It guides you through assessing the job on the first site visit through to discussing the options and difficulties you can face. This is essential reading for those who care for and repair historic buildings and monuments. Contents include: Surveying for a conservation report. Setting up workshop and tools. Stone selection and working. Lime and mortars. Pointing. Repairing mortar and stone. Cleaning. Consolidation. Casting. Scagliola.

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