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001			a158065
008			#DATE s2013 000 0 eng u
020			_a9780080971124
035			_a(Sirsi) u158065
041			_aeng
050			_a690.25
100			_aMarshall, Duncan
245			_aUnderstanding housing defects
250			_a4th ed.
260			_aLondon _bEstates Gazette _c2013
300			_avi, 550p. _c25cm.
520			_aProvides 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.
590			_aKA
650			_aHOUSING DEFECTS
650			_aBUILDING MOVEMENT
651		4	_aENGLAND AND WALES
690			_aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING PATHOLOGY
700			_aWorthing, Derek
700			_aHeath, Roger
700	1		_aDann, Nigel
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