Building with lime : a practical introduction / Stafford Holmes and Michael Wingate

By:

Holmes, Stafford [Author]

Contributor(s):

Wingate, Michael [Co-author]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: Eng Publisher: London : Intermediate Technology, 1997Description: xii, 307 pages : illustrations, facsimileContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781853393846

Subject(s):

Contents:

An approach to using lime -- Lime: a versatile binder -- Characteristics of limes -- Air limes, hydraulic limes, and those in between -- What limes do in buildings -- Specifying building limes -- What lime is and how it is prepared -- Preparation -- Hydraulic limes -- Pozzolanic additives -- Magnesian limes -- Tools and equipment -- Tools for lime -- Plant and equipment -- Setting-out tools -- Plasterers' tools -- Masons' tools and additional equipment -- Limewashes -- Uses and qualities -- Preparation of a basic limewash -- Additives to the basic limewash -- Applying limewash -- Performance standards and trial mixes -- Lime mortars -- Definition of mortar -- Performance -- Basic materials for mortar -- Additives -- Mortar preparation -- Mortar from non-hydraulic (Class A) quicklime -- Mortar from hydraulic (Class C) quicklime -- Mix proportions -- Application of mortar -- Trial mixes -- Plain lime plastering for interiors -- Materials for lime plastering -- Plain lime plaster application -- Texture and finishes -- Ceilings -- Gauging with gypsum or plaster of Paris -- External renders and thrown finishes -- External lime render, mixes and applications -- Thrown finishes -- Traditional Indian renders -- Lime gauging, daub and earth finishes -- Gauging with Portland cement -- Identification of faults -- Decorative plasterwork -- Run mouldings -- Cast moulds -- Pargeting -- Modelling stucco in situ -- Depeter -- Carved and diapered plaster -- Sgraffito -- Italian stuccos.

Summary: A general reference to a broad range of uses for lime in construction, and a technical manual for those considering lime as a building material. The authors provide a clear explanation of all the major uses of lime in building, and include a chapter on economic considerations

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Includes index

Includes bibliographical references (pages [252]-258)

An approach to using lime --
Lime: a versatile binder --
Characteristics of limes --
Air limes, hydraulic limes, and those in between --
What limes do in buildings --
Specifying building limes --
What lime is and how it is prepared --
Preparation --
Hydraulic limes --
Pozzolanic additives --
Magnesian limes --
Tools and equipment --
Tools for lime --
Plant and equipment --
Setting-out tools --
Plasterers' tools --
Masons' tools and additional equipment --
Limewashes --
Uses and qualities --
Preparation of a basic limewash --
Additives to the basic limewash --
Applying limewash --
Performance standards and trial mixes --
Lime mortars --
Definition of mortar --
Performance --
Basic materials for mortar --
Additives --
Mortar preparation --
Mortar from non-hydraulic (Class A) quicklime --
Mortar from hydraulic (Class C) quicklime --
Mix proportions --
Application of mortar --
Trial mixes --
Plain lime plastering for interiors --
Materials for lime plastering --
Plain lime plaster application --
Texture and finishes --
Ceilings --
Gauging with gypsum or plaster of Paris --
External renders and thrown finishes --
External lime render, mixes and applications --
Thrown finishes --
Traditional Indian renders --
Lime gauging, daub and earth finishes --
Gauging with Portland cement --
Identification of faults --
Decorative plasterwork --
Run mouldings --
Cast moulds --
Pargeting --
Modelling stucco in situ --
Depeter --
Carved and diapered plaster --
Sgraffito --
Italian stuccos.

A general reference to a broad range of uses for lime in construction, and a technical manual for those considering lime as a building material. The authors provide a clear explanation of all the major uses of lime in building, and include a chapter on economic considerations

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