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PART SIXTEEN – CONSERVATION TECHNIQUES

 

16A ETHICS & STANDARDS

 

DESCRIPTION

 

Identify and describe the national and international bodies that govern the conservation of historic timber buildings. Add your comment on this item1

Identify and describe current standards and guidelines for the conservation of historic timber buildings. Add your comment on this item2

Identify and describe preservation ethics as they pertain to the conservation of historic timber buildings. Add your comment on this item3

Identify, describe and discuss issues of timber supply related to the conservation of historic timber buildings. Add your comment on this item4

Identify, describe and discuss the significance of preserving historic craft techniques and how this relates to the conservation of historic timber buildings. Add your comment on this item5

 

LEARNING TASKS Add your comment on this item6

 

CONTENT Add your comment on this item7

1.     Conservation bodies Add your comment on this item8

 

•         United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Add your comment on this item9

•         International Council On Monuments & Sites (ICOMOS) Add your comment on this item10

•         Traditional Timberframe Research & Advisory Group (TTRAG) Add your comment on this item11

•         World Conservation Union (IUCN) Add your comment on this item12

•         Historic Preservation Services (HPS) of National Park Service (NPS) of US Department of the Interior Add your comment on this item13

•         State & Municipal Bodies Add your comment on this item14

2.     Conservation standards and guidelines Add your comment on this item15

 

•         International Charter for the Conservation and Restoration of Sites and Monuments (‘The Venice Charter’, Italy 1964, ICOMOS) Add your comment on this item16

•         Principals for the Preservation of Historic Timber Structures (Mexico 1999, ICOMOS) Add your comment on this item17

•         Charter on the Built Vernacular Heritage (Mexico 1999, ICOMOS) Add your comment on this item18

•         Standards for Rehabilitation, Secretary of the Interior Add your comment on this item19

•         A Preservation Charter for the Historic Towns and Monuments of the USA (ICOMOS USA) Add your comment on this item20

•         Appleton Charter (ICOMOS Canada) Add your comment on this item21

•         National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) Add your comment on this item22

•         State & Municipal Standards & Guidelines Add your comment on this item23

3.     Conservation ethics Add your comment on this item24

 

•         Case Studies Add your comment on this item25

•         Creating Building Records Add your comment on this item26

•         Preservation of Historic Fabric Add your comment on this item27

•         Authenticity Add your comment on this item28

•         Period Restoration Add your comment on this item29

•         Rehabilitation Add your comment on this item30

•         Period Reconstruction Add your comment on this item31

•         Determining Levels of Intervention Add your comment on this item32

•         Cultural Relevance & Use Add your comment on this item33

•         Change of Use Add your comment on this item34

•         Upgrading Electrical / Mechanical / Safety Systems Add your comment on this item35

•         Introduction of Synthetic Materials Add your comment on this item36

•         Building & Artefact Removal & Relocation Add your comment on this item37

•         Additions to Existing Buildings & Upgrading Add your comment on this item38

•         Stabilization & Maintenance Add your comment on this item39

•         Materials, Workmanship & ‘Distinguishablity’ Add your comment on this item40

•         Materials, Workmanship & ‘Reversability’ Add your comment on this item41

•         Patina Add your comment on this item42

•         Chemical Treatments (Fungacide, Pesticide, Wood Preservative, Etc) Add your comment on this item43

•         Structural Integrity Add your comment on this item44

•         Existing Condition Surveys & Reports Add your comment on this item45

•         Dismantling & Relocation (Relevance of Environment) Add your comment on this item46

4.     Timber supply Add your comment on this item47

 

•         Case Studies Add your comment on this item48

•         Supply of Dry Wood for Repairs Add your comment on this item49

•         Sourcing Special Timbers (Length, Girth, Specific Shapes, Etc) Add your comment on this item50

•         Quality & Durability of Timber ‘Now & Then’ Add your comment on this item51

•         Historic Forest Reserves Add your comment on this item52

•         Historic Timber Selection & Harvesting Add your comment on this item53

5.     Preservation of craft techniques Add your comment on this item54

 

•         Case Studies Add your comment on this item55

•         Tools & Tool Techniques Add your comment on this item56

•         Layout Techniques Add your comment on this item57

•         Timber Selection & Conversion Add your comment on this item58

•         Forensic Studies of Historic Carpentry Techniques Add your comment on this item59

•         Written Records Add your comment on this item60

 

 

GOALS FOR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION

 

Theory: Add your comment on this item61

 

i)                    Given a multiple choice test of 30 recall/recognition type questions about the ethics and standards of conserving historic timber buildings, the learner will answer all questions within 30 minutes and score a minimum of 70%, or 21 correct answers. Add your comment on this item62

 

ii)                   Learners will correctly define the following terms and give illustrative examples of how each term might apply to historic timber buildings: Add your comment on this item63

a)      Conservation Add your comment on this item64

b)      Preservation Add your comment on this item65

c)      Reconstruction Add your comment on this item66

d)      Rehabilitation Add your comment on this item67

e)      Stabilization Add your comment on this item68

f)        Renovation Add your comment on this item69

g)      Alteration Add your comment on this item70

 

iii)                 In an group environment, learners will discuss the different ways that countries and cultures interpret and put into practice the above terms. Add your comment on this item71

 

 

Practical: Add your comment on this item72

 

iv)                 Learners will develop a brief (1-2 page) written statement outlining their own conservation philosophy, and present this to colleagues in a group setting for the purpose of discussion.  Add your comment on this item73

 

v)                  In a group environment, and using examples of important timber buildings, learners will discuss the relevance of timber supply to the conservation of historic timber buildings. Add your comment on this item74

 

vi)                 In a group environment, and using case studies of major restoration / reconstruction projects, learners will discuss the relevance of preserving historic craft techniques to the conservation of historic timber buildings. Add your comment on this item75

 




PART SIXTEEN – CONSERVATION TECHNIQUES

 

16B DISMANTLING TECHNIQUES

 

DESCRIPTION Add your comment on this item76

 

Demonstrate how to plan and organise a safe frame dismantling. Add your comment on this item77

Demonstrate pre-work planning and perform dismantling briefings. Add your comment on this item78

Demonstrate how to safely and effectively dismantle a timber-framed building. Add your comment on this item79

 

 

LEARNING TASKS Add your comment on this item80

 

CONTENT Add your comment on this item81

1.      Pre-work planning and briefings Add your comment on this item82

 

•         OSHA Regulations Add your comment on this item83

•         Risk Assessment Add your comment on this item84

•         Site Inspection Add your comment on this item85

•         Crew Make-up (Required Qualifications & Capabilities, Specialist Crewmembers Needed, Etc) Add your comment on this item86

•         Educating the Client Add your comment on this item87

•         Permits Add your comment on this item88

•         Special Hazards (Disease, Faeces, Animals, Dust, Fire, Etc) Add your comment on this item89

•         Method Statement / Dismantling Plan  Add your comment on this item90

•         Role of Surveys, Drawings & Photo-Record Add your comment on this item91

•         Controlled Access Zones Add your comment on this item92

•         Special Access Requirements Add your comment on this item93

•         Press & Public On Site Add your comment on this item94

•         Lifting Plan & Pick List Add your comment on this item95

•         Lowering & Moving Big Sections Add your comment on this item96

•         Bracing & Shoring Plan Add your comment on this item97

•         Crew Briefing, Agenda & Minutes Add your comment on this item98

•         Marking & Cataloguing Frame Components Add your comment on this item99

•         Marking & Cataloguing Fixings & Fasteners  Add your comment on this item100

•         Equipment List for Site / Site Checklist Add your comment on this item101

•         Emergency Planning & Emergency   Contacts Add your comment on this item102

•         Contact Site Agent / Owner Add your comment on this item103

•         Communications Add your comment on this item104

2.      Bracing, shoring and scaffolding Add your comment on this item105

 

•         Strong-backs & Braces for Lifts Add your comment on this item106

•         Timber Bracing & Shoring  Add your comment on this item107

•         Needling & Underpinning Add your comment on this item108

•         Thrust-out Scaffold Add your comment on this item109

•         Structural Scaffolds (Lifting Beams, Fall-Arrest, Etc) Add your comment on this item110

•         Cribbing Towers (Stability, Strength & Shrinkage) Add your comment on this item111

•         Temporary Supports & ‘Pokes’ Add your comment on this item112

•         Ropes, Guys & Come-Alongs Add your comment on this item113

•         Stability of Structure During Lift (Unloading, Load-Transfer, Potential Failures, Etc) Add your comment on this item114

3.      Dismantling principals Add your comment on this item115

 

•         Risk Assessment Add your comment on this item116

•         Work Method Add your comment on this item117

•         Communication & Briefings Add your comment on this item118

•         Working with Preservation Professionals (Architects, Historians, Archaeologists & Conservators) Add your comment on this item119

•         Emergency Procedures Add your comment on this item120

•         Extra PPE Add your comment on this item121

•         Protection of Site (Hoarding & Temporary Covers) Add your comment on this item122

•         Protection of Related Historic Fabric (Plaster, Siding, Flooring, Etc) Add your comment on this item123

•         Protection of Timbers (Temporary Storage) Add your comment on this item124

•         Controlling Press, Public & Spectators Add your comment on this item125

•         Working with Preservation Technicians (Masons, Plasterers, Glaziers, Etc) Add your comment on this item126

•         Theft of Historic Fabric & Artefacts Add your comment on this item127

•         Crew Access Add your comment on this item128

•         Crew Escape Routes Add your comment on this item129

•         Identifying, Marking-up & Cataloguing Frame Components Add your comment on this item130

•         Identifying, Marking-up & Cataloguing Fixings & Fasteners Add your comment on this item131

•         Assessing Structural Condition Add your comment on this item132

•         Separating Timbers that need Repairs  Add your comment on this item133

•         Amending Repairs Schedules Add your comment on this item134

•         Discovery of Artefacts (Protocols & Procedures) Add your comment on this item135

•         Identification of Historic Repairs & Modifications Add your comment on this item136

•         De-pegging Techniques  Add your comment on this item137

•         De-nailing Protocols  Add your comment on this item138

•         Organising, Cleaning & Storing Rigging, Slings & Tackle Add your comment on this item139

•         Tool & Fixings Storage Add your comment on this item140

•         Waste & Off-Cut Management Add your comment on this item141

•         Mud Control Add your comment on this item142

•         Clean-Up Add your comment on this item143

4.      Principals of leading a small frame dismantling Add your comment on this item144

 

•         Communication & Briefings Add your comment on this item145

•         Site Layout (What Goes Where) Add your comment on this item146

•         Slow & Steady Add your comment on this item147

•         Assigning Specific Duties  Add your comment on this item148

•         Emergency Procedures  Add your comment on this item149

•         Safe Work Practices (Rigging, Tools, Scaffolds & Ladders, De-nailing, Etc) Add your comment on this item150

•         Use of PPE Add your comment on this item151

•         Client’s Goals Add your comment on this item152

•         Protection of Site (Hoarding, Straw Cover, Rope Barriers, Etc) Add your comment on this item153

•         Controlling Press, Public & Spectators Add your comment on this item154

•         Crew Access & Egress Add your comment on this item155

•         Crew Escape Routes Add your comment on this item156

•         Coffee Breaks & Lunch Breaks Add your comment on this item157

•         Monitoring Crew Fatigue Add your comment on this item158

•         Productivity vs. Idleness Add your comment on this item159

•         Mistakes & Disasters Add your comment on this item160

•         Clean-Up (Tools, Materials, Fixings, Off-Cuts & Garbage) Add your comment on this item161

•         Praise & Rewards for Crew Add your comment on this item162

 

 

GOALS FOR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION

 

Theory: Add your comment on this item163

 

i)                    Given a multiple choice test of 40 recall/recognition type questions about planning and organising safe frame dismantling, the learner will answer all questions within 40 minutes and score a minimum of 70%, or 28 correct answers. Add your comment on this item164

 

ii)                   Learners will prepare a complete set of documents and briefing notes for the dismantling of a small, historic timber frame. This will include the following: Add your comment on this item165

a)      Method Statement / Dismantling Plan  Add your comment on this item166

b)      Risk Assessment Add your comment on this item167

c)      Lifting Plan Add your comment on this item168

d)      Bracing & Shoring Plan Add your comment on this item169

e)      Kit List Add your comment on this item170

f)        Access & Scaffolding Plan  Add your comment on this item171

g)      Timber Identification & Storage Plan Add your comment on this item172

h)      Pre-work Briefing Agenda / Notes Add your comment on this item173

 

Practical: Add your comment on this item174

 

vii)               Learners will brief colleagues in preparation for the dismantling of a small, timber framed building (not necessarily an historic building). This will include a review of the following: Add your comment on this item175

a)      Work Method Add your comment on this item176

b)      Risk Assessment Add your comment on this item177

c)      Lifting Plan Add your comment on this item178

d)      Bracing & Shoring Plan Add your comment on this item179

e)      Access & Scaffolding Plan Add your comment on this item180

f)        Tools & Equipment Add your comment on this item181

Learners will create brief and accurate minutes of the briefing and circulate these to all crew. Add your comment on this item182

 

viii)              Learners will demonstrate their ability to safely and effectively organise a crew of at least 4 people (plus experienced instructor) to dismantle a small fame (2 or more frame sections / bents plus all connecting members). This will include the following: Add your comment on this item183

a)      Follow a pre-planned work method Add your comment on this item184

b)      Brief crew and double-check that all crew understand their duties/roles specific to the day Add your comment on this item185

c)      Brief crew regarding location of emergency equipment and procedures Add your comment on this item186

d)      Ensure that correct PPE used by all crew at all times (no exceptions) Add your comment on this item187

e)      Use safe work practices all times (no exceptions) Add your comment on this item188

a.       Clear access and escape routes for all crew at all times Add your comment on this item189

b.      Correct rigging with tag lines Add your comment on this item190

c.       Correct use of tools Add your comment on this item191

d.      Ladders tied off Add your comment on this item192

f)        Ensure appropriate lunch and coffee breaks are taken  Add your comment on this item193

g)      Ensure that crew remains productive (no idle crewmembers) Add your comment on this item194

h)      Ensure that public, press and spectators are managed Add your comment on this item195

i)        Ensure that frame is dismantled in a way that minimises damage to all components Add your comment on this item196

j)        Ensure that all components are labelled and stored in an effective manner that will expedite repairs and/or re-erection Add your comment on this item197

k)      Ensure that frame is correctly braced and secured at all times (no exceptions) Add your comment on this item198

l)        Ensure that all tools, equipment, fixings, etc are securely stored at completion. Add your comment on this item199

m)    Ensure that there are no exposed nails and minimise other handling hazards throughout. Add your comment on this item200

n)      Ensure that site is tidy throughout. Add your comment on this item201

o)   Ensure that site remains safe from beginning to completion (ladders down, handrails secure, extra bracing, traps/holes covered, etc) Add your comment on this item202

p)      Praise crew and individual efforts

 Add your comment on this item203


PART SIXTEEN – CONSERVATION TECHNIQUES Add your comment on this item204

 

16C REPAIR TECHNIQUES

 

DESCRIPTION Add your comment on this item205

 

Identify and describe common types of repairs for timber structures. Add your comment on this item206

Demonstrate simple timber repairs. Add your comment on this item207

Demonstrate simple metalwork repairs. Add your comment on this item208

Demonstrate simple chemical repairs. Add your comment on this item209

Describe the effects of shrinkage on various repair types. Add your comment on this item210

Describe the effects of water / moisture on various repair types. Add your comment on this item211

 

LEARNING TASKS Add your comment on this item212

 

CONTENT Add your comment on this item213

1.      Timber repairs and techniques Add your comment on this item214

 

•         Off-site vs. On-site Repairs Add your comment on this item215

•         Appearance  Add your comment on this item216

•         Secret Repairs Add your comment on this item217

•         Traditional / Historic Timber Repairs Add your comment on this item218

•         Samples, Testing & Mock-ups Add your comment on this item219

•         Joint Preparation (Remove Debris / Rot / Etc) Add your comment on this item220

•         Member Replacement Add your comment on this item221

•         Joinery Selection (Appropriate Scarf, Etc) Add your comment on this item222

•         Member Loading & Capacity Add your comment on this item223

•         Joint Loading & Joint Capacity Add your comment on this item224

•         Part Replacement / End Replacement  Add your comment on this item225

•         Patches Add your comment on this item226

•         Loose-Tenons, Splines & Goose-Neck Splines Add your comment on this item227

•         Fish-Plates & Shear Keys Add your comment on this item228

•         Timber Splints Add your comment on this item229

•         Sistering Add your comment on this item230

•         Doubling-up Timbers (Joists, Rafters, Etc) Add your comment on this item231

•         Weep-Holes & Drainage Add your comment on this item232

•         Factors Effecting Timber Selection (Species, Conversion Method, Patina) Add your comment on this item233

•         Joinery Tips & Techniques Add your comment on this item234

•         Performance of Scarfs Under Load Add your comment on this item235

•         Special Tools & Jigs Add your comment on this item236

•         ‘Dry’ vs. Glued Repairs Add your comment on this item237

•         Moisture Content & Shrinkage Add your comment on this item238

•         Pegs & Plug Selection Add your comment on this item239

•         Selection of Metal Fasteners (Types, Materials, Finishes, Etc) Add your comment on this item240

•         Access to Fasteners for Maintenance & Tightening Add your comment on this item241

•         Performance of Metal Fasteners in Timber Repairs (Strength, Embedment, Creep, Rust, Etc) Add your comment on this item242

•         Selection of Glues & Adhesives for Timber Repairs (Moisture Content, Workability, Appearance, Strength, Etc) Add your comment on this item243

•         Methods for Identification / Marking Timber Repairs (ICOMOS, Mexico 99) Add your comment on this item244

•         Recordkeeping, Quality Control & Quality Assurance (QA/QC) Add your comment on this item245

2.      Metalwork repairs and techniques Add your comment on this item246

 

•         Appearance  Add your comment on this item247

•         Secret Repairs Add your comment on this item248

•         Traditional/Historic Metal Repairs Add your comment on this item249

•         Samples, Testing & Mock-ups Add your comment on this item250

•         Member Loading & Capacity Add your comment on this item251

•         Joint Loading & Joint Capacity Add your comment on this item252

•         Metal Splines & Flitch-Plates Add your comment on this item253

•         Metal Splints & Splices Add your comment on this item254

•         Metal Braces & Brackets Add your comment on this item255

•         Metal Shoes  Add your comment on this item256

•         Metal Rods Add your comment on this item257

•         Factors Effecting Metalwork Selection (Weight, Strength, Cost, Tooling, Installation Etc) Add your comment on this item258

•         Metalwork Finishes (Galvanised, Stainless, Paint, Etc) Add your comment on this item259

•         Condensation & Moisture (Stains / Rot / Etc) Add your comment on this item260

•         Shrinkage Add your comment on this item261

•         Thermal Expansion & Contraction Add your comment on this item262

•         Joinery Tips & Techniques Add your comment on this item263

•         Special Tools & Jigs Add your comment on this item264

•         Metal Fasteners (Types, Materials, Finishes, Etc) Add your comment on this item265

•         Access to Fasteners for Maintenance & Tightening Add your comment on this item266

•         Methods for Identification / Marking Metalwork Repairs (ICOMOS, Mexico 99) Add your comment on this item267

•         Recordkeeping Add your comment on this item268

•         Quality Control & Quality Assurance (QA/QC) Add your comment on this item269

3.      Chemical repairs and techniques  Add your comment on this item270

 

•         Special Risks & Hazards (Chemical Burns, Chemical Vapours, Fire, Disposal, Etc) Add your comment on this item271

•         PPE Add your comment on this item272

•         Limitations of Use & Problems Add your comment on this item273

•         Appearance  Add your comment on this item274

•         Moisture Content of Timber Add your comment on this item275

•         Synthetic Resins / Adhesives Add your comment on this item276

•         Selection of Glues (Water Resistance / Colour / Etc) Add your comment on this item277

•         Epoxy Resins  Add your comment on this item278

•         Setting & Curing Rates Add your comment on this item279

•         Samples, Testing & Mock-ups Add your comment on this item280

•         Member Loading & Capacity Add your comment on this item281

•         Joint Loading & Joint Capacity Add your comment on this item282

•         Surface Consolidation Add your comment on this item283

•         Temperature & Moisture Control  Add your comment on this item284

•         Shrinkage Add your comment on this item285

•         Protection of Surrounding Area Add your comment on this item286

•         Joint Preparation & Treatment Add your comment on this item287

•         Chemical Fillers & Screeds Add your comment on this item288

•         Chemical & Wood Combinations Add your comment on this item289

•         Chemical & Metalwork Combinations Add your comment on this item290

•         Chemical & Threaded Rod Combinations Add your comment on this item291

•         Chemical & Fibreglass Rod Combinations Add your comment on this item292

•         Factors Effecting Chemical Selection (Cost, Strength, Tooling, Training Requirements, Installation, Site Environment, Etc) Add your comment on this item293

•         Condensation & Moisture Add your comment on this item294

•         Joinery Tips & Techniques Add your comment on this item295

•         Special Tools & Jigs Add your comment on this item296

•         Metal Fasteners (Types, Materials, Finishes, Etc) Add your comment on this item297

•         Access to Fasteners for Maintenance & Tightening Add your comment on this item298

•         Products Add your comment on this item299

•         Methods for Identification / Marking Metalwork Repairs (ICOMOS, Mexico 99) Add your comment on this item300

•         Recordkeeping Add your comment on this item301

•         Quality Control & Quality Assurance (QA/QC) Add your comment on this item302

 

 

GOALS FOR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION

 

Theory: Add your comment on this item303

 

i)                    Given a multiple choice test of 30 recall/recognition type questions about repairs to timber structures: Add your comment on this item304

·        Timber Repairs (10 Questions) Add your comment on this item305

·        Metalwork Repairs (10 Questions) Add your comment on this item306

·        Chemical Repairs (10 Questions) Add your comment on this item307

The learner will answer all questions within 30 minutes and score a minimum of 70%, or 21 correct answers. Add your comment on this item308

 

Practical: Add your comment on this item309

 

ii)                   Learners will demonstrate the safe and correct layout, cutting and assembly of the following timber repairs in irregular, 8” section timbers to an overall tolerance of 1/16th inch: Add your comment on this item310

a.       Scissor scarf new end to post base and fix with recessed metal lag bolts and plugs. All joinery planes must shed water. Add your comment on this item311

b.      Simple stopped and splayed scarf for new end to beam. Fix with skew dowels and tapered keys. Add your comment on this item312

c.       Replacement of shouldered tenon including peg hole, fix with peg. Only peg to be visible. Add your comment on this item313

d.      Replacement of mortise wall (side patch with squinted and locking side abutments) including peg hole, fix with screws and plugs Add your comment on this item314

 

iii)                 Learners will demonstrate the safe and correct layout, cutting and assembly of a hidden flitch plate in the top centre of a beam to an overall tolerance of 1/16th inch. Fix with threaded rod and plugs. Add your comment on this item315

 

iv)                 Learners will demonstrate the safe and correct layout, preparation and assembly of the following chemical repairs in timbers to an overall tolerance of 1/16th inch (correct PPE must be employed at all times, no exceptions): Add your comment on this item316

a.       Consolidate a small section of degraded (frassy) timber surface with epoxy resin Add your comment on this item317

b.      Create new joist housing in beam to predetermined dimensions. Patch with dry timber and fix with synthetic adhesive only. Add your comment on this item318

c.       Replace mortise wall (side patch with perpendicular abutments) including peg hole and fix with epoxy resin. Add your comment on this item319


PART SIXTEEN – CONSERVATION TECHNIQUES

 

16D CONSERVATION & PRESERVATION TECHNIQUES

 

DESCRIPTION Add your comment on this item320

 

Identify and describe common practices used to conserve and preserve historic timber buildings. Add your comment on this item321

 

LEARNING TASKS Add your comment on this item322

 

CONTENT Add your comment on this item323

1.     Conservation / preservation of historic timber buildings Add your comment on this item324

 

•         International Council On Monuments & Sites (ICOMOS) Add your comment on this item325

•         Historic Preservation Services (HPS) of National Park Service (NPS) of US Department of the Interior Add your comment on this item326

•         Traditional Timberframe Research & Advisory Group (TTRAG) Add your comment on this item327

•         Preservation Trades Network (PTN) Add your comment on this item328

•         Association of Preservation Technology (APT) Add your comment on this item329

•         National Centre for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT) Add your comment on this item330

•         Investigation & Assessment  Add your comment on this item331

•         Recording & Reporting Add your comment on this item332

•         Identify Relevant Codes & Standards Add your comment on this item333

•         Conservation Strategy Add your comment on this item334

•         Repair Strategy Add your comment on this item335

•         Monitoring Timber Buildings (Structure, Air, Pest, Etc) Add your comment on this item336

•         Structural Stabilization Add your comment on this item337

•         Feasibility Study Add your comment on this item338

•         Chemical Preservation Add your comment on this item339

•         Drainage Add your comment on this item340

•         Ventilation, Air Circulation & Humidity Add your comment on this item341

•         Restricted Access & Restricted Use Add your comment on this item342

•         Public Safety Add your comment on this item343

•         Protection of Surfaces Add your comment on this item344

•         Security & Vandalism Add your comment on this item345

•         Maintenance Strategy Add your comment on this item346

•         Pest Controls (Insects, Birds, Rodents) Add your comment on this item347

•         Controlling Rot & Decay Add your comment on this item348

•         Lightning Protection Add your comment on this item349

•         Smoke Detection & Fire Protection Add your comment on this item350

•         Legal Protection & Building Designation Add your comment on this item351

•         Relocation (Outdoor Museums / Etc) Add your comment on this item352

 

GOALS FOR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION

 

Theory: Add your comment on this item353

 

i)                    Given a multiple choice test of 30 recall/recognition type questions about the preservation of historic timber buildings, the learner will answer all questions within 30 minutes and score a minimum of 70%, or 21 correct answers. Add your comment on this item354

 

Practical:

 

ii)                   Create a preservation strategy for an historic timber building and make a brief presentation to colleagues for the purpose of discussion. Strategy to include the following: Add your comment on this item355

a.       General description of building, historical significance, current status and general condition. Summary of any relevant legislation, protection or standards. (1-4 pages) Add your comment on this item356

b.      Introductory statement of conservation strategy to summarise rationale of interventions and explain proposed conservation ethic (1- page or less) Add your comment on this item357

c.       Detailed schedule of repairs and recommendations to include strategy for lightning and fire protection. (1-10 pages as appropriate) Add your comment on this item358

d.      Maintenance strategy (1 page) Add your comment on this item359

e.       Feasibility assessment (1 page or less)  Add your comment on this item360

 


PART SIXTEEN – CONSERVATION TECHNIQUES

 

16E INSPECTION, SURVEYING & RECORDING TECHNIQUES

 

DESCRIPTION Add your comment on this item361

 

Identify and describe the tools and techniques that are commonly used for investigating, quantifying and documenting historic timber buildings. Add your comment on this item362

Demonstrate how to document, measure and label a historic timber building in accordance with the recommendations of the Traditional Timberframe Research and Advisory Group (TTRAG). Add your comment on this item363

Create a survey report for an historic timber building. Add your comment on this item364

 

LEARNING TASKS Add your comment on this item365

 

CONTENT Add your comment on this item366

1.     Inspection tools and techniques Add your comment on this item367

 

•         Risk Assessment & Special Hazards (Asbestos, Disease, Etc) Add your comment on this item368

•         Drawings & Records Add your comment on this item369

•         Information at Site (Associated Building Materials, Architecture and Artefacts) Add your comment on this item370

•         Visual Inspection of Building (General Form & Age of Building, Arrangement of Elements, Alterations & Additions, General Condition, Etc) Add your comment on this item371

•         Visual Inspection of Timbers (Species, Conversion Method, General Condition, Etc) Add your comment on this item372

•         Visual Inspection of Joinery (Type, Tooling, General Condition, Etc) Add your comment on this item373

•         Other Non-Destructive Inspection Techniques (Mirrors, Probes, Special Lighting, Etc) Add your comment on this item374

•         Identification of Timber Species Add your comment on this item375

•         Identification of Re-used / Recycled Timbers Add your comment on this item376

•         Identification of Original Layout / Numbering System Add your comment on this item377

•         Identification of Repairs & Modifications  Add your comment on this item378

•         Special Inspection Tools (Moisture Meter, Borescope, Sibert Micro Drill, Ultra-Sound, Radio-Frequency, Optical Lasers, Etc) Add your comment on this item379

•         Auger-Drilling  Add your comment on this item380

•         ‘Poke & Pick’ Testing for Decay Add your comment on this item381

•         Special Techniques (Dendrochronology, Radio-Carbon Dating & Advanced Moisture Content Measurement) Add your comment on this item382

•         General Measurement (ID Critical Dimensions) Add your comment on this item383

•         Measuring Deformation / Deflection Add your comment on this item384

•         Fungal Attack / Insect Attack Add your comment on this item385

•         Destructive / Invasive Inspection & Disassembly Add your comment on this item386

2.     Recording and reporting procedures Add your comment on this item387

 

•         Historic Preservation Services (HPS) of National Park Service (NPS) of US Department of the Interior Checklist Add your comment on this item388

•         Traditional Timberframe Research & Advisory Group (TTRAG) Checklist Add your comment on this item389

•         Photo Records Add your comment on this item390

•         Sketches & Drawings Add your comment on this item391

•         Naming Components for Reference (Grid & Compass References) Add your comment on this item392

•         Recording Moisture Values Add your comment on this item393

•         Fungal / Insect Samples & Identification Add your comment on this item394

•         Recording Survey Information (Critical Dimensions, Etc) Add your comment on this item395

•         ‘Existing Condition’ Surveys & Reports Add your comment on this item396

•         Marking Timbers (Chalk, Tags, Etc) Add your comment on this item397

 

GOALS FOR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION

 

Theory: Add your comment on this item398

 

i)                    Given a multiple choice test of 30 recall/recognition type questions about  surveying and recording of historic timber buildings, the learner will answer all questions within 30 minutes and score a minimum of 70%, or 21 correct answers. Add your comment on this item399

 

Practical: Add your comment on this item400

 

ii)                   Learners will demonstrate their understanding of basic inspection / survey techniques by measuring and documenting 4 historic timber buildings in accordance with the recommendations of the Traditional Timberframe Research and Advisory Group (TTRAG).  Add your comment on this item401

 

iii)                 Using the information gathered during 1 of the above inspections / surveys, learners will create a written summary of recommendations for repairs. All visible damage that poses a threat to the buildings stability must be addressed in this recommendation and the learners must not recommend unnecessary repairs and/or alterations to the building. Add your comment on this item402

 


PART SIXTEEN – CONSERVATION TECHNIQUES

 

16F ESTIMATING REPAIRS

 

Identify and quantify the materials, labour and equipment necessary to repair timber-framed buildings. Add your comment on this item403

Compile and organise estimates of material, labour and equipment quantities for repairs of timber buildings. Add your comment on this item404

Calculate the costs and times associated with material, labour and equipment quantities for repairs of timber buildings. Add your comment on this item405

Identify and describe the various common factors that have an effect on the cost of timber frame restoration and repair work. Add your comment on this item406

 

LEARNING TASKS Add your comment on this item407

 

CONTENT Add your comment on this item408

1.     Quantify conservation and repairs information Add your comment on this item409

 

•         Survey, Inspection & Reporting Add your comment on this item410

•         Photography Add your comment on this item411

•         Drawings & Sketches Add your comment on this item412

•         Engineering & Structural Analysis Add your comment on this item413

•         Production of Working Drawings Add your comment on this item414

•         Quantify Joinery Add your comment on this item415

•         Quantify Fixings & Fasteners Add your comment on this item416

•         Quantify Timber Add your comment on this item417

•         Transportation & Delivery Distances Add your comment on this item418

•         Lifting & Raising Equipment Requirements Add your comment on this item419

•         Scaffolding & Access Requirements Add your comment on this item420

•         Rental Equipment Add your comment on this item421

•         Tick Lists & Checklists Add your comment on this item422

2.     Organise and compile estimating data Add your comment on this item423

 

•         Create Repairs Schedule Add your comment on this item424

•         Timber List / Cutting List Add your comment on this item425

•         Marking-up Drawings Add your comment on this item426

•         Group Joinery Types  Add your comment on this item427

•         Calculate Board Footage Add your comment on this item428

•         Calculate Weights of Materials Add your comment on this item429

•         Make Sketches & Notes Add your comment on this item430

3.     Estimate time and costs Add your comment on this item431

 

•         Conservation Strategy Add your comment on this item432

•         Calculate Cost of Materials Add your comment on this item433

•         Calculate Repair Times Add your comment on this item434

•         Determining Optimum Crew Size Add your comment on this item435

•         Determining Labour Rates Add your comment on this item436

•         Determining Overheads Add your comment on this item437

•         Mark-up & Profit Add your comment on this item438

•         Contingencies Add your comment on this item439

4.     Factors effecting cost Add your comment on this item440

 

•         Program Requirements Add your comment on this item441

•         Awkward Access Add your comment on this item442

•         Special Hazards (Asbestos, Disease, Etc) Add your comment on this item443

•         Unforeseen Repairs & Extras Add your comment on this item444

•         Difficult Handling (Large Timbers) Add your comment on this item445

•         Availability of Dry Timber Add your comment on this item446

•         Protection of Work Area at Site Add your comment on this item447

•         Temporary Removal / Transportation / Storage of Timbers Off-Site  Add your comment on this item448

•         Size of Crew Add your comment on this item449

•         Experience of Crew Add your comment on this item450

•         Crew Productivity Add your comment on this item451

•         Innovative or Unfamiliar Process Required Add your comment on this item452

•         Site Location & Site Conditions Add your comment on this item453

•         Special Tools, Equipment & Processes Required Add your comment on this item454

•         In-Situ Repairs vs. Off-Site Repairs Add your comment on this item455

•         Special Requirements for Chemical Repairs Add your comment on this item456

•         Special Contract Terms & Penalty Clauses Add your comment on this item457

•         Mistakes Add your comment on this item458

 

 

GOALS FOR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION

 

Practical: Add your comment on this item459

 

i)                    Learners will create a complete schedule of repairs for a historic timber building, to include a detailed cost and quantity estimate for all labour, materials and equipment required. This will include the following: Add your comment on this item460

1.      Brief statement outlining repair strategy (crew size, access method, etc) Add your comment on this item461

2.      Timber-by-timber schedule of all labour, timber and fixings required Add your comment on this item462

3.      Summary timber list and total board measurement Add your comment on this item463

4.      Summary list of fixings and fasteners required Add your comment on this item464

5.      Schedule of machinery and equipment requirements Add your comment on this item465