Whether you are an artisan; an architect or a homeowner; The Stone Restoration Handbook demonstrates the best approach and techniques to use when preserving and repairing historic buildings. It introduces the materials and the processes; and explains the proven methods to conserve; repair and restore stone; masonry; statuary and monuments. This new book is packed with illustrations; examples and advice on stone selection and working; lime and mortars; pointing; cleaning and repairing mortar and stone. It guides you through assessing the job on the first site visit through to discussing the options and difficulties you can face. This is essential reading for those who care for and repair historic buildings and monuments. Contents include: surveying for a conservation report; setting up workshop and tools; stone selection and working; lime and mortars; pointing; repairing mortar and stone; cleaning; consolidation; casting and scagliola. Superbly illustrated with 564 colour photographs.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Its not that easy to build utopia - even when youre DisneyBy J. LeeOn a trip to Disney World my mother and I stumbled upon Celebration when she felt like driving around the neighborhood we were in. We had no idea it was a Disney community - no large signs broadcast it. We only knew that we felt wed stumbled into a lovely; retro neighborhood straight from a 50s TV show (that should have been a clue; I guess). None the less; we celebrated her 50th birthday at a Cuban restaurant there and were enchanted.When I saw this book about a couple who had lived there and had the inside scoop on the community inspired by Disneys original vision of having people live in Disney world type utopia atmosphere - I had to read it. I wasnt dissappointed. I didnt find like others that the writers bashed Diseny. In fact; I thought it was a pretty realistic picture of how communities develop and that even in one created to be more of a utopia - well; life is life; people are people and the real world still has to be dealt with. Some people have made celebration their utopia - and work to continually improve it; others expected it utopia to be given them from Disney (and well; good luck on that). I thoroughly enjoyed this couples recount of their experiment of living there.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. This book was a great read.By RobertJust finished the book and it was a great read into the life of living in the town. Definitely made me have second thoughts about moving there but ultimately we will be moving to Florida so I have to keep this one as a candidate because of the proximity to Disney.2 of 4 people found the following review helpful. A bit "bubble-gum" (but I like bubblegum!)By A CustomerAn interesting account on life in Disneys startup town; Celebration; Florida. The authors do a good job of chronicling the pros and cons of the town...and staying unbiased in their approach (after all; they too were Celebration residents looking to increase their property investment). I enjoyed the emperical accounts of life in the town; and life with the towns-people. It gets you thinking about where modern-day suburbia has gone wrong and what can be done to bring back "Mayberry."Overall; I was sorry to put the book down because it seemed to be a nice escape each time I would read it. My only critcism is that the chapter titles are misleading - often the titles are covered in the first few pages in the chapter; and the authors get on another interesting tanget that has nothing to do with the rest of the chapter in the remaining pages.
