House inspector

Marshall, Duncan

House inspector - London EG Books 2005 - v, 288p ill 18cm.

Foundations -- External loadbearing walls -- Timber frame construction -- Ground floors -- Upper floors -- Roof structure -- Tiling and slating -- Chimney stacks -- Rendering -- Cracking -- Garden/boundary walls -- Finishes -- Windows -- Staircases -- Damp -- Electrical installations -- Plumbing and heating -- Drainage -- Rot and insect attack.

A concise but comprehensive guide to building defects and house inspection. Each chapter includes a brief history of building over the past century to help identify and understand specific construction details, illustrations and explanations of the most common building defects, and a checklist that can be used when carrying out a systematic and thorough inspection.

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