HistoricBuildingFaades:TheManualforMaintenanceandRehabilitation(PreservationPressSeries)

Comprehensive,in–depthcoveragefromleadingexpertsinthefieldAhistoricbuildingisafragileresourcethatrequiresthefinestcare.Maintenanceandrehabilitationofwallsandfacadescallforathoroughunderstandingoftheforcesthatcausedeterioration,knowledgeofthepropertiesofbuildingmaterials,up–to–dateinspectiontoolsandmethods,andasolidcommandofrenovationandrepairtechniques.Inthiscompletereferencemanual,recognizedexpertsprovidestate–of–the–artinformationandmethodologiesfortheinspection,maintenance,andrestorationofhistoricbuildingsofvirtuallyeveryperiod,style,andmaterial.Eachchapteropenswithageneraldiscussionofthefacadematerialandthewaysinwhichstructuralanddecorativeelementsarevulnerabletoanarrayofenvironmentalforces.Afteradetailedinvestigationoftoolsandtechniquesforinspection,thetextexploresplanningissuesfortherestorationorreplacementoffacadecomponents.Specialfeaturesinclude:?Separatechaptersoneachmajortypeofbuildingmaterial––stonemasonry,brickmasonry,terra–cottamasonry,caststone,mortar,concrete,castiron,sheetmetal,andwood?Anentirechapteroncaulksandsealants?35originallinedrawingsand43blackandwhitephotosthathelpvisualizetechnicalinformation?SelectedsuccessstoriesfrompreservationprojectsacrosstheUnitedStatesForarchitects,buildingcontractors,andownersofhistoricbuildings,HistoricBuildingFacadesclarifiesprocedures,helpsidentifysourcesofdeterioration,andofferssolutionstoeventhemostdifficultmaintenanceandrehabilitationproblems.Itisalsoanexcellentreferenceforbuildingpreservationists,architecturalhistorians,andstudentsofbuildingdesignandpreservation.