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Gauged Brickwork.
Gauged brickwork is a term used to describe the superior finish required in the details of an important brickwork elevation, such as moulded reveals, arches, string courses and other forms of ornamentation. This is achieved through shaping the individual bricks to produce a high degree of regularity...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Florence :
Taylor and Francis,
2006.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Dedication; 1 Gauged Brickwork; Introduction; The construction of gauged brickwork; Suppliers of limes and lime putty; 2 Historical Perspective; 3 Manufacture of Rubbing Bricks; Geology of the clay; Distinguishing between brickearth and brick clay; Case hardening; Making modern rubbing bricks; Suppliers of rubbing bricks; 4 Equipment and Tools; Types of equipment and their uses; 5 Carved Gauged Brickwork; 6 Main Architectural Uses; Aprons; Arches; Columns and piers; Cornices; Dentil courses; Domes.
- Mouldings used in gauged brickworkNiches; Oriel windows; Pediments; Pilasters; Platt bands; Reveals and architraves; Spheres or globes; Splayed/circle to square; Tumbling-in; Moulded tracery to windows; Vases; Vaults; Volutes and scrolls; 7 Repair, Restoration and Maintenance; Introduction; Reasons for repair and restoration; Correct approach to renovation and restoration; Cleaning historic brickwork; Replacement or patching-in of ashlar work; Replacing spalled cut-moulded bricks within an enrichment; Repairing arches and niches; Repointing; Repairing for recarving; 8 Tuck Pointing.
- IntroductionTools for tuck pointing; Methods; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.