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![Timber Staircases](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/778d87a6-85f3-4d14-9281-a59800a56b87/inform-timber-staircases.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Inform Guide: Timber Staircases
This INFORM guide covers the construction of timber staircases and issues associated with their repair and maintenance.
Inform Guide: Timber Window Shutters
This INFORM guide highlights the benefits of traditional wooden window shutters.
![Ventilation in Traditional Houses](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/effb593d-4f80-4101-9f9f-a59800a7b97d/inform-ventilation-in-traditional-buildings.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Inform Guide: Ventilation in Traditional Houses
INFORM guide on the importance of ventilation in a traditionally built structure.
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Lime Technology Workshop
Proceedings of the 'Workshop on Lime Rendered Facades' held in Sweden in 1998.
![Measured Survey and Building Recording](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/0da64f8e-21a0-4775-90b5-a5ad00a569dc/Guide%20for%20Practitioners%204%20-%20Measured%20Survey%20and%20Building%20Recording%20for%20Historic%20Buildings%20and%20Structures.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Measured Survey and Building Recording
Guide for Practitioners 4
A historical overview of the production and use of iron, along with guidance on appraisal and conservation techniques.
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Medieval or Later Rural Settlement: Historic Scotland's Approach
Papers given at a 2002 conference on medieval and later rural settlements.
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Metal 2013
Proceedings of the Interim Meeting for the International Council of Museums Committee for Conservation Metal Working Group, Metal 2013.
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Metal Detecting and Scheduled Monuments
The Law
Guidance for people who own, occupy and manage archaeological sites on metal detecting.
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Refurbishment Case Study 1
Five Edinburgh Tenement Flats – Wall and Window Upgrades
A look at a number of upgrade works carried out to five Edinburgh flats.