000 01305 a2200121 4500
020 _a9781873394014
_qHardback
264 _c10/01/1994 00:00:00
_bTaylor & Francis
520 _aWhat happens to the fabric of a historic building if it is not cleaned? What is soiling, how does it affect the building? What cleaning methods should be used? This first of a comprehensive two-volume guide addresses these important and controversial questions, along with many others, and offers practical guidance on appropriate cleaning techniques, backed up with useful case study material. Based on the author's extensive on-site involvement at trial and contract stage in many cleaning and surface repair project, this book examines the various attitudes and current cleaning practices, along with the role and need for analysis of substrates and soiling. It also offers advice on dealing with special cleaning problems, such as the removal of paint, graffiti and metallic stains, and provides an assessment of the cleaning methods currently available
245 _aCleaning historic buildings, volume 1: substrates, soiling and investigation
650 0 _aBuilding stones - CleaningMasonry - CleaningHistoric buildings - CleaningHistoric buildings - Conservation and restoration
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999 _c23155
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