Description
Book SynopsisInterior Finishes & Fittings for Historic Building Conservation complements Materials & Skills for Historic Building Conservation, combining the history and application of each material with current knowledge of maintenance and conservation techniques. Of direct practical application in the field, it takes the reader through the process of conserving historic interior finishes, covering everything from decorative plasterwork, joinery and paint colour; to chimneypieces, lighting and fire safety management.
The series is particularly aimed at construction professionals architects, decorative arts historians and specifiers, surveyors, engineers as well as postgraduate building conservation students and undergraduate architects and surveyors as specialist or optional course reading. The series is also of value to other professional groups such as commissioning client bodies, managers and advisors, and interested individuals involved in house refurbishment or setting up a build
Trade Review
"Michael Forsyth & Lisa White's Interior Finishes & Fittings for Historic Building Conservation, is an expert introduction to every aspect of the historic interior from wallpapers, paints and textiles to lighting and fire safety." (The Times, 24 December 2011)
"This volume enriches the excellence established by its predecessors ... This book references tons of good stuff, which all who operate in the conservation field should read over Christmas." (BD Building Design, 16 December 2011)
Table of ContentsPreface viii
Contributors x
1. Conservation of the historic interior 1
Michael Forsyth
Introduction 1
The presentation of historic interiors 1
Managing change 3
Building history and understanding significance 4
‘Reading’ the classical interior 6
The fall and rise of craftsmanship 6
Joinery detailing: a case study 7
Finding ‘forgotten spaces’ 8
Conclusion 9
2. Stone floors 11
Lisa White
Introduction 11
Materials 11
Floors 12
3. Cantilever or hanging stone stairs 19
Ian Hume
How do they work? 19
Landings 21
Sources of problems 21
Investigation 22
Repairs 22
Load testing 23
Timber cantilever stairs 23
Conclusion 24
4. Decorative plasterwork: materials and methods 25
David Bostwick
Introduction 25
Materials 26
Methods 28
Ceiling construction 32
Design 33
Finishes 34
Significance 37
5. Woodwork 41
Lisa White
Introduction: timber 41
Floors 42
Staircases 45
Panelling 49
Doors and doorcases 54
Architectural woodwork details 58
6. Metalwork and gilding 61
Lisa White
Introduction 61
Staircases and balustrades 62
Architectural metal furniture 67
Gilding 72
7. Chimneypieces 77
Lisa White
Introduction: early chimneypieces 77
Early chimney furniture 80
Seventeenth- and eighteenth-century developments 80
Firegrates and chimney furniture 85
Victorian style 87
8. Wallpaper 93
Treve Rosoman
Introduction 93
A brief history of wallpaper 93
Making hand-blocked wallpaper 94
Hand block printing 95
Designing wallpaper 98
The selling of wallpaper 98
Where and how to hang wallpaper 99
Dating and identifying wallpaper 102
9. Textiles 105
Annabel Westman
Introduction 105
Wall hangings 107
Window curtains 113
Floor coverings 117
Conservation 121
Glossary 122
10. Ceramic and glass 125
Lisa White
Early floor tiles 125
Tin-glazed earthenware or Delft tiles 127
Victorian tiles 129
Glass 132
Mirror glass 138
11. The impact of historic lighting 143
Lisa White
Introduction 143
Providing artificial light 143
Managing artificial light 148
The impact of artificial light 154
The impact of technological change 156
Conclusion 160
12. Paint colour and paintwork 163
Patrick Baty
Conservation projects 163
Traditional paint 164
Care when specifying 167
Lead as an exterior paint 168
Distemper 169
13. Recreating historic schemes of interior decoration 173
James Finlay
Research 173
Recreating and interpreting historic schemes 183
House versus home 184
Conclusion 185
14. Environment in the historic interior 187
David Drewe
Introduction 187
Considerations with respect to people, collections and the building fabric 187
Heating 190
The options 192
Maintenance and statutory requirements 194
Conclusion 194
15. Fire safety in Georgian houses 197
Peter Norris
Introduction: legislation and guidance 197
Fire protection 198
Fire-resisting doors 200
Code-compliant solutions to fi re safety and means of escape 201
Flat conversions 201
Fire engineering 205
Mixed-use buildings containing living accommodation 210
BS9999: 2008 Code of practice for fi re safety in the design, construction and use of buildings 210
Conclusion 211
Index 213
