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Volume 7, Issue 4
1 April 1989
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Structural Survey
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Review Article| April 01 1989

The surface restoration of buildings – An investment in the present as well as in the future

John Preston
Sales and Marketing Manager with R. Fox & Sons Ltd, specialists in the restoration, preservation and maintenance of building surfaces and architectural features
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-6844
Print ISSN: 0263-080X
© MCB UP Limited
1989
Structural Survey (1989) 7 (4): 450–460.
https://doi.org/10.1108/eb006324

Summary (1) All building materials require correct treatment and regular maintenance. The expression ‘maintenance‐free’ is inaccurate. Where assumed, it leads to errors of design and poor building performance.

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