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Historic and Obsolete Roofing Tile
The primary purpose of Vincent Hobson's Historic and Obsolete Roofing Tile: Preserving the history of roofing tiles is to identify tile, but it also provides some brief but interesting information and history on some of the largest and better known tile manufacturers throughout the United States. If one had only the photo section and the tile-identifying chart, a vast number of tiles could be recognized. This book would be a valuable asset to a designer, contractor, or historian who is striving to preserve the architectural and historical dignity of a building covered by a tile roof system.
* Published by Remai Publishing Company, Inc. of Evergreen, Colorado in 2001.
* Contains 254 pages, of which 118 pages are dedicated to color pictures of clay and concrete field tiles, taken alongside a scaled measuring device for size reference, along with various ridges, closures, terminals, finials, valleys and other special tile shapes.
* Charts that are referenced to the photographs, giving such information as tile name, length, width, average pieces per square, and average weight per square.
About the Authors
For over twenty years, author Vincent Hobson has been researching, collecting, and inventorying historic and obsolete roofing tiles, and installing tile-roofing systems. Hobson is Custom Tile Roofing, Inc., in the Denver area, offers tile restoration and repair, technical assistance, roof system design, and consulting services throughout the United States. Hobson instructs continuing education classes which include identification, damage assessment, and reparability of clay and concrete tile roofs.
Associate author Melvin Mann and his son, Adam, operate TileSearch, Inc. in Roanoke, Texas, which provides both sellers and buyers a marketplace for historic and obsolete tile. Mr. Mann is active in the identification and specification of historic and reproduction tiles and was the pioneer in computerizing a national database for historic tile.
Both authors have a strong commitment to maintaining and preserving both the architectural and historical integrity of old tile roofs and both have been professionally involved in structures that have historical designations.
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Manual of Below-Grade Waterproofing Systems
The Manual of Below-Grade Waterproofing Systems by Justin Henshell is an indispensible working resource for architects, civil engineers, contractors, specifiers, materials manufacturers, landscape architects, and all other professionals involved with the design and construction of habitable underground spaces.
The book is divided into three categories:
* Principles of Waterproofing,
* Waterproofing Systems, and
* Design of Waterproofing Systems.
With the first chapter devoted to the introduction of waterproofing, Henshell follows with five chapters: Principles of Water Management, Dampproofing, Waterproofing, Positive-Side Waterproofing, and Negative-Side Waterproofing.
After presenting these principles, he then discusses the different types of systems: Built-Up Bituminous Waterproofing Membranes, Single-Ply Waterproofing Membranes, Liquid-Applied Waterproofing Membranes, and Bentonite Waterproofing.
He concludes with chapters discussing: Plaza Waterproofing, Waterproofing Failures, Specifications, and Detailing Waterproofing.
Published by John Wiley and Sons, Inc., it contains:
* 263 pages
* 254 pages
* 75 sketches
* 13 tables
* 7 algorithmic charts
About the Author
Justin Henshell, AIA, CSI, FASTM, has an extensive background in waterproofing systems dating back to 1974. As a partner in Henshell & Buccellato, Consulting Architects, he has consulted on numerous high-profile projects, including the Seattle Art Museum, Smith Barney Headquarters, and the Wharton School of Business at the University of Philadelphia.
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Manual of Low-Slope Roof Systems, The
THE PREMIER GUIDE TO COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ROOFS For decades, this manual has been the most widely respected guide to designing and specifying low-slope roof systems. It remains unique -- the only working handbook that treats all topics in roof design, from fundamentals to roof systems and materials options.
This fourth edition covers major advances in design and materials, as well as changes in building codes. It gets you up to speed on roof system performance, emerging materials, drainage, wind uplift, vapor control, fire resistance, thermal insulation, reroofing, and much more. You'll even find field-tested solutions for such problems as lap-seam failures, membrane shrinkage, and fastener backout. Covering all major types of flat, multi-ply, low-slope roofing systems for commercial and industrial facilities, this definitive text also updates you on new procedures in inspection and maintenance.
For architects, roof designers, roof consultants, contractors, spec writers, attorneys, materials manufacturers -- anyone who needs authoritative, up-to-date information on all aspects of roof technology -- the Manual of Low-Slope Roof Systems dominates the field. Roof It Right.
- Roof failure causes in depth (and specific methods for avoiding them)
- Roof design fundamentals and flourishes, based on voluminous industry research and experience
- New technologies and materials -- using them safely and correctly
- Comprehensive coverage of all major roofing systems
- Specifications, inspection, and maintenance tools for roofing work
THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO COMMERCIAL ROOFS
The Roof as a System * Draining the Roof * Structural Deck * Thermal Design * Vapor Control * Wind Uplift * Fire Resistance * Historical Background of Contemporary Roof Systems * Elements of Built-Up Membranes * Modified-Bitumen Membranes * Elastomeric Membranes * Weldable Thermoplastics * Flashings * Protected Membrane Roofs and Waterproofed Decks * Sprayed Polyurethane Foam * Metal Roof Systems * Field Inspections * Reroofing and Repair * Roof-System Specifications * Roofing Guarantees and Warranties * Glossary of Roofing-Related Terms
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