The maintenance and repair of architectural cast iron.
Preservation briefs roofs.
In the 1860 s the options for metal roofs were copper lead tin coated iron and terne coated steel.
Repairing a wind damaged copper sheetmetal roof ridge installing a new ridge cap procedure code.
Minor repairs to lead roofing and accessories procedure code.
Roofing for historic buildings discusses research methods analysis of deterioration and the general significance of historic roofs.
Preservation briefs provide guidance on preserving rehabilitating and restoring historic buildings.
On the exterior the most notable feature of the dutch barn is the broad gable roof which in early examples now extremely rare extended very low to the ground.
Installing a transverse expansion joint in a standing seam copper sheetmetal roof procedure code.
Repair of star cracks in copper roofs procedure code.
Preservation briefs brochures produced by the heritage preservation services of the national park service designed to assist owners and developers of historic buildings in recognizing and resolving common preservation and repair problems prior to work.
Tin coated malleable iron was disappearing at the time.
The briefs are especially useful to historic preservation tax incentives program applicants because they recommend methods and approaches for rehabilitating historic buildings that are consistent with their historic character.
The author gratefully acknowledges the invaluable assistance of co worker michael auer in preparing this brief for publication.
Some of the web versions of the preservation briefs differ somewhat from the printed versions.
A weather tight roof is basic in the preservation of a structure regardless of its age size or design.
Preservation briefs provide guidance on preserving rehabilitating and restoring historic buildings.
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The preservation and repair of historic clay tile roofs.
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The repair replacement and maintenance of historic slate roofs.
Roofing for historic buildings national park service preservation briefs.