The second of five volumes which provide a comprehensive and practical reference source for those involved in historic restoration and preservation. This volume covers the control of damp and the repair and maintenance of brick clay and earth structures. It investigates the causes of damp, method of mortar analysis and their advantages and disadvantages and gives a guide to pointing stone and brickwork. Includes detailes sections on the repair and maintenance of bricks, terracotta and faience, cob, chalk mud, pise and clay lump, earth floors and daub. Numerous photographs and line drawings.