Stone buildings : conservation, repair and building / Patrick McAfee.
By: McAfee, Patrick
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BookPublisher: Dublin : O'Brien Press, 1998Description: 224 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + hbk0.ISBN: 0862785774.Subject(s): Stone buildings -- Conservation and repair -- Ireland | Monuments -- Conservation and restoration -- Ireland | Stonemasonry -- IrelandDDC classification: 693.109415 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 693.109415 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00160697 | ||
| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 693.109415 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00077444 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The follow-up book to the best-selling Irish Stone Walls . How to build, conserve or renovate stone buildings in the authentic way, using age-old techniques including lime mortars, lime washes and other finishes.
Bibliography: (pages 220-224).
The classical influence -- Before you begin -- Getting started -- The single-storey Vernacular House -- Understanding the process -- Geology -- Stonecutting -- Arches -- Quarrying -- Stonemasonry -- Quantities and Estimating -- The Goban Saor -- Lime -- Pointing -- Plastering -- External Rendering -- Limewashing -- Reading and Recording Buildings.
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Patrick McAfee is a consultant and an expert stonemason. He divides his time between consulting and workshops on stone and lime.(Bowker Author Biography)