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This publication provides practical guidance on appropriate methods of conservation and repair of earth buildings using traditional building materials. It is the first major work on the subject since Clough Williams-Ellis and the Eastwick-Fields published "Building in Cob, Pise and Stabilized Earth" in 1947. The book deals with the nature of clay and chalk, their qualities and characteristics, and the way in which they have been used to construct buildings. Advice is given on soils analysis, the philosophy of repair techniques and the factors to be considered before altering, converting or extending an earth building. The author primarily advocates repair techniques using traditional materials, but he also considers the role played by certain modern materials, and assesses their suitability.
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Introduction to earth walling - the materials; methods of construction; the qualities of earth walling; repair, alterations and extensions - philosophy and general principles; repairs, alterations and extensions - methods; wal protection; wall decoration; conclusion - the future of earth building.
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Gordon T. Pearson is the Senior Quantity Surveyor in the Historic Buildings Section of Hampshire County Architect's Department.
Handbook / Manual
By: G Pearson
203 pages, B/w photos, figs, tabs
Gordon Pearson has distilled into this excellent book his many years of specialized interest in understanding the conservation of chalk and cob structures ... it is to be hoped that it reaches a wide audience. Context The book is a model of its kind ... (it) can be whole-heartedly recommended. RICS Building Conservation Group Newsletter