The stone restoration handbook : a practical guide to the conservation repair of stone and masonry

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 and scagliola. Superbly illustrated with 564 colour photographs. Read more... Abstract: Introduces the materials and the processes, and explains the proven methods to conserve, repair and restore stone, masonry, statuary and monuments. This book is packed with illustrations, examples and advice on stone selection and working, lime and mortars, pointing, cleaning and repairing mortar and stone. Read more... Content: Decay of stone -- Producing a report and selecting the stone -- Workplace -- Tool skills -- Limes and mortars -- Repointing -- Dutchman repairs -- Mortar repairs -- Consolidation of stone -- Cleaning stone -- Casting -- Appendix 1: Putting in a slab -- Appendix 2: Keeping it together.