Understanding housing defects
Marshall, Duncan
Understanding housing defects - 4th ed. - London Estates Gazette 2013 - vi, 550p. 25cm.
Provides a concise, coherent and comprehensive introduction to the causes, investigation and diagnosis of defects in domestic buildings. Explains why and how defects occur and how defects can be recognised and identified. Includes chapters on legal definitions and implications, foundations, walls, brickwork, floors, roofs, external rendering, plastering, timber pests, condensation, damp, system building and services. Appendix summarises five distinct periods of housing construction. There are four new chapters covering: How defects are defined, An overview of building and architectural history, External joinery and painted finishes, and Environmental and health-related building problems.
9780080971124
HOUSING DEFECTS
BUILDING MOVEMENT
ENGLAND AND WALES
690.25
Understanding housing defects - 4th ed. - London Estates Gazette 2013 - vi, 550p. 25cm.
Provides a concise, coherent and comprehensive introduction to the causes, investigation and diagnosis of defects in domestic buildings. Explains why and how defects occur and how defects can be recognised and identified. Includes chapters on legal definitions and implications, foundations, walls, brickwork, floors, roofs, external rendering, plastering, timber pests, condensation, damp, system building and services. Appendix summarises five distinct periods of housing construction. There are four new chapters covering: How defects are defined, An overview of building and architectural history, External joinery and painted finishes, and Environmental and health-related building problems.
9780080971124
HOUSING DEFECTS
BUILDING MOVEMENT
ENGLAND AND WALES
690.25