1 online resource (233 p.)

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Stone house design; Thermal comfort; The basics of passive solar house design; Room layout; Daylighting; Construction considerations; Thinking outside the square; Cost-effective house design; Perimeter proportions; 2 Geology of building stones; Building...

Machine quarryingQuarrying with hand tools; Quarrying with explosives; Granite; Basalt; Sandstone and other sedimentary stone; Slate; Limestone; Loading and unloading; 5 Shaping stone; 6 Techniques of wall building; Footings; Differential loading - doors and windows; Damp-proofing; Weatherproofing w...

Wall thicknessScaffolding; Lintels; Flat arches; Arches; Arch stones; Windows; Dormer windows; Wall flashings and drip moulds; Arched windows; Arch centring; Vaults and domes; Roof fixing; Parapets and upper walls; 8 Stone in the landscape; Quarry reclamation; Water and rock; Symbolism; The stone ba...

Working drawingsSpecifications; Appendix 1: Stone footings; Appendix 2: Retaining walls; Appendix 3: Arches; Glossary of masonry terms; Endnotes; References; About the photographs; Index.