1st Edition

Cleaning Historic Buildings: v. 1 Substrates, Soiling and Investigation

By Nicola Ashurst Copyright 1994
262 Pages
by Routledge

What 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.... Read more

@contents:Attitudes to cleaning; understanding building surfaces; soiling; masonry substrates; cleaning metals and timber; case studies.

Biography

Nicola Ashurst