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Building Surveys and Reports
James Douglas
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Description for Building Surveys and Reports
Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 428 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 172 x 24. Weight in Grams: 648.
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.
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 ... Read more
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 format
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
428
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405197618
SKU
V9781405197618
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About James Douglas
James Douglas is a lecturer in building surveying at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, teaching mainly building pathology and refurbishment. He is a qualified chartered building surveyor with many years public sector experience dealing primarily with maintenance and adaptation, as well as the inspection and surveying of buildings, particularly for dampness problems.
Reviews for Building Surveys and Reports
"The fourth edition of this guide to performing structural surveys provides updated comprehensive guidance for examining residential, industrial and commercial buildings for condition analysis." (Booknews, 1 April 2011)