Lisa White & Michael Forsyth 
Interior Finishes and Fittings for Historic Building Conservation [PDF ebook] 

Interior 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 building preservation trust. While
there is a focus on UK practice, most of the content is of
relevance overseas (just as UK conservation courses attract many
overseas students, for example from India, China, Australia and the
USA).

The chapters are written by leading conservators, historians,
architects, and related professionals, who together reflect the
interdisciplinary nature of conservation work.

This volume on the historic interior is the fourth of a series
on Historic Building Conservation that combine conservation
philosophy in the built environment with knowledge of traditional
materials and structural and constructional conservation techniques
and technology:

* Understanding Historic Building Conservation

* Structures & Construction in Historic Building
Conservation

* Materials & Skills for Historic Building Conservation

* Interior Finishes & Fittings for Historic Building
Conservation

While substantial publications exist on each of the subject
areas – some by the authors of the Historic Building Conservation
series – few individuals and practices have ready access to all of
these or the time to read them in detail. The aim of the series is
to introduce each aspect of conservation and to provide concise,
basic and up-to-date knowledge within four volumes, sufficient for
the professional to appreciate the subject better and to know where
to seek further help.

Tabela de Conteúdo

Preface 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

Sobre o autor

Michael Graham de Jong Forsyth, Director of Studies in Conservation of Historic Buildings, University of Bath.