430) Standard Method of Specifying for Minor Works: The Preparation of Documentation for Works of Repair, Improvement and Conversion*

Gardiner, L. (1991). Standard Method of Specifying for Minor Works: The Preparation of Documentation for Works of Repair, Improvement and Conversion. E & F N Spon, London.

• Introduction and exapmles of schedules of works (ms3-68)
• Preliminaries and general matters, materials, workmanship and usage of sundry building terms (ms69-132)
• Schedules of work - presentation and other (ms133-208)
• Contract (ms209-243)

344) Building Components and Materials (Volume 2) ***

Building Research Establishment Digest (BRE) (1983). Building Components and Materials (Volume 2). Her Majesty's Stationery Office Publications Centre, London.

• Clay brickwork (ms1-8)
• Perforated clay bricks (ms9-16)
• Calcium sislicate (sandlime, flintlime) brickwork (ms17-23)
• Repairing brickwork (ms25-32)
• Sulphate attack on brickwork (ms33-36)
• Mortars for bricklaying (ms37-40)
• External rendered finishes (ms81-84)
• Choosing specifications for plastering (ms85-213)
• Painting walls: choice of paint (ms93-100)
• Painting walls: failures and remedies (ms101-107)
• Painting woodwork (ms109-116)
• Wood preservatives: application methods (ms117-123)
• The use of elm timber (ms125-127)
• The use of chipboard (ms129-132)
• The selection of natural building stone (ms133-40)
• Decay and conservation of stone masonry (ms141-144)
• Glass fibre reinforced cement (m145-152)
• Choice of glues for wood (ms221-224)
• Polyvinyl acetate adhesives for wood (ms225-228)
• Site use of adhesives (ms229-240)
• Design and appearance (ms241-252)
• Further reading (ms8-240)

321) The Restoration Manual: An Illustrated Guide to the Preservation and Restoration of Old Buildings ***

Bullock, O.M. (1983). The Restoration Manual: An Illustrated Guide to the Preservation and Restoration of Old Buildings. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc., New York.

• Introduction (definitions) (ms1)
• Selecting the period to be restored (ms11-12)
• Historical research (ms13-17)
• Archaeological research (ms18-32)
• Architectural research (ms33-78)
• Execution of a restoration (ms79-84)
• Specifications (ms85-93)
• After completion (ms94-99)
• Architectural photogrammetry in restoration (ms101-109)
• Measured drawings in restoration (ms110-118)
• Photographic records in restoration (ms119-123)
• Climate control in restored buildings (ms124-131)
• Restoration of masonry (ms132-140)
• Glossary (ms141-172)
• Bibliography (ms173-181)