This is the first book to tackle all the issues relating to timber decay. It presents the facts and explores timber decay problems through case studies. These are illustrated with clear self-explanatory photographs for the reader to use as a diagnostic aid. Section 1 discusses timber as a living material, Section 2 deals with decay organisms and their habitat requirements. Section 3 moves on to the building as an environment for timber and discusses the ways in which wood responds to moisture change. Section 4 ends with an approach to timber decay which integrates knowledge on the decay organism, its requirements and natural predators with appropriate and targeted chemical treatments.

Timber Decay in Buildings: The Conservation Approach to Treatment

Arts & Photography

Ridout, Brian

Architecture

Taylor&Francis

The last overview of termites for the non-specialist was published several decades ago and in the intervening years, both knowledge, and the termites themselves have moved on. A 27-year eradication effort for one termite infestation in Devon has shown that UK structures are becoming vulnerable as the climate changes and also that extermination of a colony can be difficult even when there are no other termites waiting to invade. Heritage buildings often present even more problems. Survey work and treatments may be complicated by structural and material complexity overlain with a requirement to retain as much undisturbed and original fabric as possible. There will be concealed cavities not inspected, and inserted barriers, both chemical and physical, will inevitably be incomplete. This study discusses the modifiable environmental parameters that govern termite activity and offers a resume of the baits and chemical treatments that have been developed so that the most appropriate can be selected where necessary. It is primarily intended for those involved in conservation, both in the UK and elsewhere, who commonly have limited resources. It is hoped that it will also be of use to architects, surveyors and others with an interest in Heritage structures.

Termites and heritage buildings: A study in integrated pest management

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

Historic England

This is a book about the insects and fungi that may appear in building timbers if unnoticed or unavoidable maintenance problems allow them to remain damp.

Timber Decay in Buildings and its Treatment (Historic England)

The published reports of the European Commission DGXII funded international collaborative research on woodcare. This collection of papers includes studies of the inter-relationships of Deathwatch beetle, Oak Rot, ageing oak and their environment in cathedrals and possible treatments. Sample contributions: Introduction · A history of deathwatch beetle research and treatment · Deathwatch beetle · Finding a mate: tapping behaviour and beetle communication · Acoustic detection of deathwatch beetle larvae · Decay Oak · The roles of locations, age and fungal decay in changing the chemical composition of oak · Non-destructive location and assessment of structural timber · Timber Repair strategies · Maximum retention of timber: a conservative engineering approach.

Timber. The EC Woodcare Project: Studies of the behaviour, interrelationships and management of deathwatch beetles in historic buildings (English Heritage Research Transactions)

Teutonico, Jeanne Marie

Earth Sciences

Maney - Heritage

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