The IHBC has been approached by Haynes Publishing, which is working on a major new book – The Period House Manual – due for publication next year, with an invitation to IHBC members to participate with photos of their skills & services.
All published photos will be credited in the book (and copyright respected). Haynes will also provide participating IHBC members with free listings & links from the book’s website, which should generate useful new business, as well as being great publicity.
Author, chartered surveyor Ian Rock, says: ‘The aim of the Haynes Period House Manual is to communicate best practice in building conservation to the people who really matter – the owners of historic properties. The best way to help illustrate this is with Step-By-Step photo features that clearly show traditional building repair skills in action’.
IHBC members are invited to submit photos for inclusion to the author by post or email by October 2011 at the latest. All key traditional building skills will be covered in the book, and some examples are listed below. Photos need to be to a reasonable resolution (minimum 400 KB) showing the key stages of a particular job in detail.
Ian Rock concludes: ‘No doubt many members will already have suitable photos of their work displayed on websites and in publicity material. But it certainly wouldn’t do any harm to be able to say to future customers “Our work is featured in the Haynes Period House Manual”.’
Sample types of photographs include:-
* MIXING LIME MORTAR
* REPOINTING BRICK & STONE
* CLEANING & STRIPPING BRICK & STONE
* DECORATING WITH LIMEWASH & DISTEMPER
* INSULATING WITH NATURAL MATERIALS
* WATTLE & DAUB REPAIR
* COB REPAIR
* TIMBER FRAME & LINTEL REPAIRS
* TIMBER FLOOR REPAIRS
* SOLID FLOOR REPAIRS
* NEW LIMECRETE FLOOR
* JOINERY REPAIRS LINING A FLUE
* LIME PLASTERWORK – CEILINGS & INTERNAL WALLS / EXTERNAL RENDERING
Please submit photos to the Author, Ian Rock, either by email to ian.rock26@btinternet.com or by post on CD to:-
Ian Rock, Haynes Publishing, Kiln House, Duck Lane, Ludgershall, Aylesbury, Bucks HP18 9XZ
