Timber Decay in Buildings

The Conservation Approach to Treatment

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture, Public, Commercial, or Industrial Buildings
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Author: Brian Ridout ISBN: 9781136739965
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: June 17, 2013
Imprint: Taylor & Francis Language: English
Author: Brian Ridout
ISBN: 9781136739965
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: June 17, 2013
Imprint: Taylor & Francis
Language: English

This is the first book to tackle all the issues relating to timber decay. It presents the facts and explores timber decay problems through case studies. These are illustrated with clear self-explanatory photographs for the reader to use as a diagnostic aid. Section 1 discusses timber as a living material, Section 2 deals with decay organisms and their habitat requirements. Section 3 moves on to the building as an environment for timber and discusses the ways in which wood responds to moisture change. Section 4 ends with an approach to timber decay which integrates knowledge on the decay organism, its requirements and natural predators with appropriate and targeted chemical treatments.

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This is the first book to tackle all the issues relating to timber decay. It presents the facts and explores timber decay problems through case studies. These are illustrated with clear self-explanatory photographs for the reader to use as a diagnostic aid. Section 1 discusses timber as a living material, Section 2 deals with decay organisms and their habitat requirements. Section 3 moves on to the building as an environment for timber and discusses the ways in which wood responds to moisture change. Section 4 ends with an approach to timber decay which integrates knowledge on the decay organism, its requirements and natural predators with appropriate and targeted chemical treatments.

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