House Inspector
1st Edition
Published on 19. December 2013
294 pages
978-1-135-33026-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book is a concise and comprehensive guide to building defects and building inspection. Whether, as a practitioner you are employed in buying, selling, managing or maintaining houses or whether, or as a layperson, you are buying a property to invest or live in, this book will help you make sound decisions and avoid costly mistakes. Written by two highly experienced authors, House Inspector is a general and accessible book which describes how and why house construction has changed, identifies some of the more common defects, and provides a series of elemental check lists.
Essential reading for trainees and general practice surveyors, maintenance inspectors, housing managers, estate agents, planners, and even private purchasers and investors. This book will improve your knowledge and understanding of potential problems and provide a simple framework for a competent building inspection.
Essential reading for trainees and general practice surveyors, maintenance inspectors, housing managers, estate agents, planners, and even private purchasers and investors. This book will improve your knowledge and understanding of potential problems and provide a simple framework for a competent building inspection.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Abingdon
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
File size
9,11 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-135-33026-2 (9781135330262)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Duncan Marshall | Nigel Dann
House Inspector
Book
07/2017
1st Edition
CRC Press
€170.84
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Duncan Marshall | Nigel Dann
House Inspector
Book
11/2005
1st Edition
Estates Gazette Ltd
€81.89
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Content
1. Foundations 2. External Loadbearing Walls 3. Timber Frame Construction 4. Ground Floors 5. Upper Floors 6. Roof Structure 7. Tiling and Slating 8. Chimney Stacks 9. Rendering 10. Cracking 11. Garden/Boundary Walls 12. Finishes 13. Windows 14. Staircases 15. Damp 16. Electrical Installation 17. Plumbing and Heating 18. Drainage 19. Rot and Insect Attack
