Building performance in timber-framed housing

Griffin, A.

Building performance in timber-framed housing - 1990 - Chartered Builder 2(1) January/February 1990, 8-12(5) .

Discussion of timber framed housing in the USA drawing on a recent study from South Carolina . Defects discussed include damp , decay , fungal infestation and mould . The causes and some of the remedies of these problems are covered together with the implications for timber-frame housing in the UK.