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Surveying Historic Buildings
David Watt and Peter Swallow
Hardback £38.00 $76.00
Publication date 1996
320 pages
ISBN 978 1 873394 16 8
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This book is the first to focus on the unique nature of the principles involved in surveying historic buildings. It offers a well structured guide to inspecting and reporting on the condition of older buildings, and takes into consideration the traditional materials and techniques used in their construction.
Part I summarizes the basics of surveying practice, including the inspection, assessment, defect diagnosis and monitoring of defects.
Part II examines the building elements, discussing the form of construction and their symptoms and diagnosis. This section features concise inspection checklists for ease of reference.
Part Two: Causes of deterioration and decay Building elements: roofs; walls and structural frames; ceilings, partitions and floors; doors, windows and stairs; finishes, fixtures and fittings; services; Site and environment Industrial monuments and sites Standing ruins
Part Three: A look to the future; Appendices.
David Watt, a chartered building surveyor, formerly conservation officer with Norfolk County Council, is currently employed as Senior Research Fellow within the Department of Building Surveying at De Montfort University, Leicester.
Peter Swallow, a chartered building surveyor, holds the Chair in Building Surveying at De Montfort University and is currently Head of the Department of Building Surveying.
A valuable reference book for the experienced which should be compulsory reading for students on all historic building related courses. SPAB News
This is a book which can be recommended without hesitation to anybody concerned with the management and understanding of the built environment...It should be compulsory reading for every chartered surveyor in professional practice but it deserves to reach a broader audience...an instant classic. Industrial Archaeology Review