[PDF] Selecting Natural Building Stones eBook

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Publisher :
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 32,35 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Building stones
ISBN : 9781860811258

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One of the attractions of natural building stone is the wide variety of colours and textures available to the designer. However, such a wide range can also present a problem : how do you know which is the besst stone for the job? The variability of stone is not restricted to colour and texture. Wide variations in durability and other properties may also be encountered. Some stones may be unaffected by centuries of exposure to the weather; others, if used in the wrong environment, may have to be replaced after only a few years. Unlike colour and texture, durability is difficult to define and even more difficult to measure. This Digest summarises tests that can be applied to natural building stone. It replaces Digest 269 which is now withdrawn.

Author : R.J. Schaffer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 35,3 MB
Release : 2016-01-20
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1317742524

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Provides a general account of the factors which cause decay of building stones and a summary of the best methods to reduce the incidence of decay. It discusses weathering associated with natural defects inherent in stone and examines issues of weathering caused by bad workmanship or errors in the selection of material. Decay through chemical and natural physical phenomena are discussed in detail. The final sections offer useful advice on how to prevent long term decay through appropriate repair, replacement and cleaning of stone.

Author : Frederick Bradley
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 38,68 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780393730289

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CD-ROM contains: Screen resolution TIFF files for book samples.

Author : Ken Kern
Publisher : Echo Point Books & Media, LLC
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 27,93 MB
Release : 2022-08-04
Category : House & Home
ISBN :

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From simple stone walls to elaborate homes and studios, this is the ideal book for any DIY builder interested in working with stone. Thanks to its utility and cost-effectiveness, stone is an ideal construction resource for the astute owner-builder. Cheap and readily available, rock can be gathered from streambeds, abandoned quarries, and open fields with relative ease. In fact, you'd be hard-pressed to find a natural landscape devoid of building stone. In this book, beloved home-building expert Ken Kern teams up with fellow stone masons Steve Magers and Lou Penfield to present the ultimate guide to DIY stone masonry. THE OWNER-BUILDER'S GUIDE TO STONE MASONRY is a comprehensive guide to all aspects of building with stone. Everything from detailed information on sourcing, sorting, and selecting stones, to the various methods of building with stone. There are even chapters on building fireplaces, steps, floors, and arches.

Author : Julia Perkins Ballard
Publisher :
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 29,88 MB
Release : 2008-06-01
Category :
ISBN : 9781436794206

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.