A valuable tool on working with dressed stone from the Detail Practice series
The use of dressed stone has a long-standing tradition. Not only does building with this fascinating material require skill and experience, innovative applications now present planners and practitioners with considerable new challenges.
This book provides assistance: the uses of dressed stone are shown in detailed drawings on a scale of 1:10, and particular attention is paid to the joints and specific related problems.
In addition special consideration is given
to tle design and planning stages, as well as realisation.
This international edition has been extended to incorporate a chapter on facade techniques in the construction section, and t he charts now include a selection of the 80 most sought after European stone types.
Whether ledges or coverings: all details are explained with text and sectional
diagrams
Contains the most important European types of stone with colour illustrations,
details of manufacturers and quarrying areas
Documents various surface treatments
and their optical effects
Shows examples of selected applications