Traditional Windows
Their Care, Repair and Upgrading
Published on 30. April 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
74 pages
978-1-84802-462-5 (ISBN)
Description
This publication on traditional windows covers both timber and metal windows and is aimed at building professionals and property owners. It sets out to challenge some common perceptions about traditional windows and to demonstrate their significance by charting their history over centuries of technical development and fashion. Detailed technical advice is then provided on their maintenance, repair and thermal upgrading as well as on their restoration.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Swindon
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
144 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 297 mm
Width: 210 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84802-462-5 (9781848024625)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
David Pickles is a Senior Architect with Historic England.
Content
1. Challenging perceptions
2. A brief history of windows
3. Maintaining windows
4. Repairing windows
5. Thermal upgrading
6. Replacement windows
7. Further information
8. Where to get advice
9. Acknowledgements
2. A brief history of windows
3. Maintaining windows
4. Repairing windows
5. Thermal upgrading
6. Replacement windows
7. Further information
8. Where to get advice
9. Acknowledgements