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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | | | | This introduction to historic preservation goes well beyond the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and shows how wood, stone, masonry, and metal were used in the past and how adaptive re-use can be employed to bring modern amenities to historic structures. The book covers all aspects of the exterior and interior building fabric, including windows, roofing, doors, porches, and electrical and mechanical systems for both residential and small-scale commercial buildings. Richly illustrated with photographs showing typical elements of historic buildings, decay mechanisms, and remediation techniques, the book also contains a variety of useful case studies and features a companion Website that offers dozens of additional images and resources. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Robert A. Young | | Hardcover: | 448 pages | | Publisher: | Wiley | | Publication Date: | March 21, 2008 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 0471788368 | | Product Length: | 8.09 inches | | Product Width: | 1.42 inches | | Product Height: | 10.12 inches | | Product Weight: | 2.61 pounds | | Package Length: | 10.0 inches | | Package Width: | 8.0 inches | | Package Height: | 1.2 inches | | Package Weight: | 2.6 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 2 reviews |
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5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
When You're New But Your Project is Old Jan 04, 2010
By Paul A. Ellis
You're new, but one of your duties is to renovate or maintain a building that is old--perhaps one hundred or more years old. Of course you should engage professionals for the work, but where do you start and how do you evaluate what needs to be done and how well they do it? That's the position I found myself in last year. My new job here in the Midwest (I was born and bred in the Pacific Northwest, where truly old buildings are as rare as sunny days) includes custody of a 150-year-old historic home and renovation of an equally old one-room schoolhouse. While I have access to several preservation experts--many times offering conflicting opinions--I am the project manager. Since my experience has been entirely in new construction, Robert Young's book has been a lifesaver for me. This is no Preservation for Dummies--it's a truly informative volume that covers all aspects of historic preservation (process, materials, styles, systems) and offers "best practices" as well as bibliographies for further reading on each aspect. If you are new to preservation, need a refresher or just want an authoritative source for occasional reference, then buy this book.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Technology primer Sep 04, 2009
By David G. Woodcock
Professor Young has created a comprehensive overview of the the process of preserving historic buildings, and an invaluable guide to the materials used, their decay processes and the methods used in their repair and maintenance. The bibliographies alone are worth the cost of this publication.
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