Interior Finishes & Fittings for Historic Building Conservation

Interior Finishes & Fittings for Historic Building Conservation complements Materials & Skills for Historic Building Conservation, combining the history and application of each material with current knowledge of maintenance and conservation techniques. Of direct practical application in the field, it takes the reader through the process of conserving historic interior finishes, covering everything from decorative plasterwork, joinery and paint colour; to chimneypieces, lighting and fire safety management.The series is particularly aimed at construction professionals - architects, decorative arts historians and specifiers, surveyors, engineers - as well as postgraduate building conservation students and undergraduate architects and surveyors as specialist or optional course reading. The series is also of value to other professional groups such as commissioning client bodies, managers and advisors, and interested individuals involved in house refurbishment or setting up a building preservation trust. While there is a focus on UK practice, most of the content is of relevance overseas (just as UK conservation courses attract many overseas students, for example from India, China, Australia and the USA).The chapters are written by leading conservators, historians, architects, and related professionals, who together reflect the interdisciplinary nature of conservation work.This volume on the historic interior is the fourth of a series on Historic Building Conservation that combine conservation philosophy in the built environment with knowledge of traditional materials and structural and constructional conservation techniques and technology:* Understanding Historic Building Conservation* Structures & Construction in Historic Building Conservation* Materials & Skills for Historic Building Conservation* Interior Finishes & Fittings for Historic Building ConservationWhile substantial publications exist on each of the subject areas - some by the authors of the Historic Building Conservation series - few individuals and practices have ready access to all of these or the time to read them in detail. The aim of the series is to introduce each aspect of conservation and to provide concise, basic and up-to-date knowledge within four volumes, sufficient for the professional to appreciate the subject better and to know where to seek further help.

Interior Finishes & Fittings for Historic Building Conservation complements Materials & Skills for Historic Building Conservation, combining the history and application of each material with current knowledge of maintenance and conservation techniques. Of direct practical application in the field, it takes the reader through the process of conserving historic interior finishes, covering everything from decorative plasterwork, joinery and paint colour; to chimneypieces, lighting and fire safety management. The series is particularly aimed at construction professionals - architects, decorative arts historians and specifiers, surveyors, engineers - as well as postgraduate building conservation students and undergraduate architects and surveyors as specialist or optional course reading. The series is also of value to other professional groups such as commissioning client bodies, managers and advisors, and interested individuals involved in house refurbishment or setting up a building preservation trust. While there is a focus on UK practice, most of the content is of relevance overseas (just as UK conservation courses attract many overseas students, for example from India, China, Australia and the USA). The chapters are written by leading conservators, historians, architects, and related professionals, who together reflect the interdisciplinary nature of conservation work. This volume on the historic interior is the fourth of a series on Historic Building Conservation that combine conservation philosophy in the built environment with knowledge of traditional materials and structural and constructional conservation techniques and technology: * Understanding Historic Building Conservation * Structures & Construction in Historic Building Conservation * Materials & Skills for Historic Building Conservation * Interior Finishes & Fittings for Historic Building Conservation While substantial publications exist on each of the subject areas - some by the authors of the Historic Building Conservation series - few individuals and practices have ready access to all of these or the time to read them in detail. The aim of the series is to introduce each aspect of conservation and to provide concise, basic and up-to-date knowledge within four volumes, sufficient for the professional to appreciate the subject better and to know where to seek further help.

Preface viiiContributors x1. Conservation of the historic interior Michael Forsyth 1Introduction 1The presentation of historic interiors 1Managing change 3Building history and understanding signifi cance 4'Reading' the classical interior 6The fall and rise of craftsmanship 6Joinery detailing: a case study 7Finding 'forgotten spaces' 8Conclusion 92. Stone fl oors Lisa White 11Introduction 11Materials 11Floors 123. Cantilever or hanging stone stairs Ian Hume 19How do they work? 19Landings 21Sources of problems 21Investigation 22Repairs 22Load testing 23Timber cantilever stairs 23Conclusion 244. Decorative plasterwork: materials and methods David Bostwick 25Introduction 25Materials 26Methods 28Ceiling construction 32Design 33Finishes 34Signifi cance 375. Woodwork Lisa White 41Introduction: timber 41Floors 42Staircases 45Panelling 49Doors and doorcases 54Architectural woodwork details 586. Metalwork and gilding Lisa White 61Introduction 61Staircases and balustrades 62Architectural metal furniture 67Gilding 727. Chimneypieces Lisa White 77Introduction: early chimneypieces 77Early chimney furniture 80Seventeenth- and eighteenth-century developments 80Firegrates and chimney furniture 85Victorian style 878. Wallpaper Treve Rosoman 93Introduction 93A brief history of wallpaper 93Making hand-blocked wallpaper 94Hand block printing 95Designing wallpaper 98The selling of wallpaper 98Where and how to hang wallpaper 99Dating and identifying wallpaper 1029. Textiles Annabel Westman 105Introduction 105Wall hangings 107Window curtains 113Floor coverings 117Conservation 121Glossary 12210. Ceramic and glass Lisa White 125Early fl oor tiles 125Tin-glazed earthenware or Delft tiles 127Victorian tiles 129Glass 132Mirror glass 13811. The impact of historic lighting Lisa White 143Introduction 143Providing artifi cial light 143Managing artifi cial light 148The impact of artifi cial light 154The impact of technological change 156Conclusion 16012. Paint colour and paintwork Patrick Baty 163Conservation projects 163Traditional paint 164Care when specifying 167Lead as an exterior paint 168Distemper 16913. Recreating historic schemes of interior decoration James Finlay 173Research 173Recreating and interpreting historic schemes 183House versus home 184Conclusion 18514. Environment in the historic interior David Drewe 187Introduction 187Considerations with respect to people, collections and the building fabric 187Heating 190The options 192Maintenance and statutory requirements 194Conclusion 19415. Fire safety in Georgian houses Peter Norris 197Introduction: legislation and guidance 197Fire protection 198Fire-resisting doors 200Code-compliant solutions to fi re safety and means of escape 201Flat conversions 201Fire engineering 205Mixed-use buildings containing living accommodation 210BS9999: 2008 Code of practice for fi re safety in the design,construction and use of buildings 210Conclusion 211Index 213

This volume on the historic interior is the fourth of a series on Historic Building Conservation that combines conservation philosophy in the built environment with knowledge of traditional materials and structural and constructional conservation techniques and technology.