Product Information
This book provides guidance on building survey work for typical residential, commercial and industrial buildings, with advice on how to diagnose a wide range of defects. It considers both modern and older construction methods, together with new and traditional materials. The particular problems of alteration and renovation work are discussed, with guidance on how to carry out measured surveys. A separate chapter covers survey problems after flood and fire damage, and the legal section takes account of recent developments in case law relating to inspections and surveys of properties. This new edition continues to provide a thorough treatment of all the key issues relating to surveying buildings, dealing with the problems that surveyors are likely to encounter when inspecting buildings. Changes for the new edition include: Examples and references have been updated Evaluation of condition rating systems for domestic and commercial buildings A new section on the home condition reports More information on slate defects Bibliography revised and expanded, to make it more comprehensive Additional appendix showing the home condition report formatProduct Identifiers
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons AND Sons LTD
ISBN-139781405197618
eBay Product ID (ePID)94041575
Product Key Features
Number of Pages428 Pages
Publication NameBuilding Surveys and Reports
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2011
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaBuilding Services Engineering
AuthorJames Douglas
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height244 mm
Item Weight726 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorJames Douglas