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Controlling Unwanted Moisture
in Historic Buildings

Sharon C. Park, AIA
Controlling Unwanted Moisture

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Introduction

Remedial Actions within an Historic Preservation Context

How and Where to Look for Damaging Moisture

Looking for Signs

Uncovering and Analyzing Moisture Problems

Transport or Movement of Moisture

Surveying and Diagnosing Moisture Damage: Key Questions to Ask

Selecting an Appropriate Level of Treatment

Ongoing Care

Conclusion

Selected Reading

Glossary

Acknowledgments


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Selected Reading

  • Conrad, Ernest A., P.E. "The Dews and Don'ts of Insulating." Old-House Journal, May/June, 1996.
  • Cumberland, Don, Jr. "Museum Collection Storage in an Historic Building Using a Prefabricated Structure."
  • Preservation Tech Notes. Washington, DC: National Park Service, issue PTN-14. September, 1985.
  • Jessup, Wendy Claire, Ed. Conservation in Context: Finding a Balance for the Historic House Museum. Washington, DC: National Trust for Historic Preservation (Symposium Proceedings March 7-8, 1994).
  • Labine, Clem. "Managing Moisture in Historic Buildings" Special Report and Moisture Monitoring Source List. Traditional Building, Vol 9, No.2, May-June 1996.
  • Leeke, John. "Detecting Moisture; Methods and Tools for Evaluating Water in Old Houses." Old House Journal, May/June, 1996.
  • Moisture Control in Buildings. Heinz R. Trechsel, Editor. Philadelphia: American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM manual series: MNL 18), 1993.
  • Museums in Historic Buildings (Special Issue). APT Bulletin. The Journal of Preservation Technology, Vol 26, No. 3 . Williamsburg, VA: APT, 1996.
  • Oxley, T.A. and A. E. Gobert. Dampness in Buildings: Diagnosis, Treatment, Instruments. London, Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1994.
  • Park, Sharon C. AIA. Preservation Brief 24: Heating, Ventilating, and Cooling Historic Buildings: Problems and Recommended Approaches. Washington, DC: Department of the Interior, Government Printing Office, 1991.
  • Park, Sharon C. AIA. Preservation Brief 31: Mothballing Historic Buildings. Washington, DC: Department of the Interior, Government Printing Office, 1993.
  • Rose, William. "Effects of Climate Control on the Museum Building Envelope," Journal of the American Institute for Conservation, Vol. 33, No. 2. Summer, 1994.
  • Smith, Baird M. Moisture Problems in Historic Masonry Walls; Diagnosis and Treatment. Washington, DC.: Department of the Interior, Government Printing Office, 1984.
  • Tolpin, Jim. "Builder's Guide to Moisture Meters," Tools of the Trade Vol 2, No. 1 (Quarterly Supplement to The Journal of Light Construction). Richmond, Vermont: Builderburg Group Inc. Summer, 1994.

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