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Building conservation publications from the Engine Shed, ranging from detailed technical papers to advice for conservation beginners.
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Inform Guide: Stone Floors
This INFORM guide outlines, dating structure, repair and maintenance.
Inform Guide: Dry Stone Walls
This guide aims to raise awareness of the importance and complexity of dry stone walling in Scotland, and describes the maintenance tasks that can be performed to prolong the life of such walls.
Inform Guide: Repointing Rubble Stonework
This INFORM guide takes you through the steps required to be taken by contractors carrying out repointing a traditional rubble stone wall.
Inform Guide: Indent Repairs To Sandstone Ashlar Masonry
This INFORM guide provides an introduction to replacing damaged stones in an ashlar built sandstone wall.
Inform Guide: Restoration Mortars for Masonry Repairs
This INFORM guide provides information on the use of proprietary restoration mortars for repair of stone masonry.
Inform Guide: Finials and Terminals
This INFORM guide gives an outline of materials used for finials and terminals, with guidance on repair and maintenance.
Inform Guide: Lime and Cement in Traditional Mortars
INFORM guide about lime and cement mortars, the two most commonly used mortar types in Scotland.
Inform Guide: Domestic Boundary Walls
This INFORM guide gives guidance on identifying problems in boundary walls and their causes, the steps which can be taken to lessen such threats and correct repair techniques where problems do occur.