Adobe Conservation
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.95 (729 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0865345279 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"If you are actually going to get your hands dirty, this is the book" according to Spark. Run, don't walk, if you are even thinking of restoring an adobe house, and buy this book. For each section it has a list (and drawings) of the tools you will need. It starts with things you might not even think of -- like how to determine why an adobe wall is having problems and how to prevent the problem from reoccurring before you repair the adobe. If I have any qualms about recommending this book, it is that all the examples are monuments, such as churches, and the restorers have an infinite amount of labor and money. I would never buy an adobe in the shape that some of these churches arebut I understand why the community would. G. Petri said Best adobe restoration book I've seen!. The text is lucid, easy to understand, well illustrated. It's a must-have for any consultant involved in adobe preservation work.. If you have an adobe, you need this Amazon Customer Much of the information is for more serious renovation - bringing back a totally trashed adobe building - but there is a lot of information here about maintaining one so it doesn't turn into a derelict.
Through its nationally honored technical assistance, applied learning and traditional building skills programs, Cornerstones has assisted more than 300 rural Hispanic and Native American communities with the preservation of historic and culturally significant earthen buildings. . Cornerstones has developed and utilized the techniques in this book throughout the American Southwest since 1986. Corners
This richly illustrated guide is acknowledged as the best source for expert, field-tested information on the care and maintenance of historic adobe buildings--from small vernacular structures to the great Spanish Colonial missions. As a true 'how-to' manual, it presents a user-friendly and straightforward approach to the assessment, maintenance, preservation and restoration of earthen buildings based on time-tested techniques. Subjects include: architectural styles and materials; tools and equipment; materials and supplies; emergency shoring; moisture testing in adobe walls; material selection, mixing and testing; making adobe bricks; repairing and rebuilding adobe walls; repairing cracks in adobe walls; mud and lime plastering; earthen and lime finishes; removing contra paredes; repairing corbels; inspecting vigas and corbels; splicing vigas; compliance with State and Fe
. About the Author Cornerstones Community Partnerships in Santa Fe, New Mexico is devoted to the preservation of the architectural heritage and community traditions in New Mexico and the American Southwest. Cornerstones has developed and utilized the techniques in this book throughout the American Southwest since 1986. Through its nationally honored technical assistance, applied learning and traditional building skills programs, Cornerstones has assisted more than 300 rural Hispanic and Native American communities with the preservation of historic and culturally significant earthen buildings