Title & Author:

Respectful rehabilitation : answers to your questions about old buildings / Technical Preservation Services, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior ; drawings by David J. Baker.

Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Preservation Press, ©1982.

Description:

185 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Series:

Respectful rehabilitation series

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-178) and index.
Getting started -- The environment -- Building site -- Structural systems -- Masonry: adobe, brick, stone, terra cotta, concrete, stucco and mortar -- Wood: clapboard, weatherboard, shingles and other wooden siding -- Architectural metals: cast iron, steel, pressed tin, aluminum and zinc -- Roofs and roofing -- Windows and doors -- Storefronts -- Entrances, porches and steps -- Exterior finishes -- Interior features -- New construction -- Mechanical systems: heating, air conditioning, electrical, plumbing and fire protection -- Safety and code requirements -- The Secretary of the Interiors standards for rehabilitation -- Guidelines for rehabilitating historic buildings -- Reading about rehabilitation -- Where to get help.

ISBN:

0891331034 (pbk.)
9780891331032 (pbk.)

Subject:

Historic buildings Conservation and restoration United States.
Historic buildings Remodeling for other use United States.
Historic buildings United States Maintenance and repair.
Historic preservation.
Monuments historiques Conservation et restauration États-Unis.
Monuments historiques Reconversion États-Unis.
Monuments historiques États-Unis Entretien et réparations.
Préservation historique.
historic preservation.
Historic buildings Conservation and restoration
Historic buildings Maintenance and repair
Historic buildings Remodeling for other use
United States

Added entries:

United States. National Park Service. Technical Preservation Services Division.
Preservation Press.
Respectful rehabilitation.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 20224
Call No.: ID:87-B7355
Status: Available