Building surveys
Language: English Publication details: Oxford Butterworth Heinemann 2006Edition: 6th edISBN:- 0750681284
- 9780080464565
- 690.2 $2 18
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | London Books | 690.2 GLO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 3 | Available | 30073671 |
Organisation -- House surveys -- Foundations -- Walls -- Floors -- Roofs and chimneys -- Joinery and woodwork -- Finishes and surfaces -- Services -- The report -- Home condition, homebuyer and other pro forma reports -- Reports on non-residential buildings -- Reports on flats and apartments -- New buildings and buildings under construction -- Reports on older buildings -- Reports on leasehold properties -- Reports for prospective mortgages -- A typical building survey report -- Legal considerations -- Dilapidations -- Conservation and the surveyor -- The surveyor as an expert witness
This eBook is aimed at both students and practitioners emphasises the practical knowledge, techniques and equipment required to inspect and report accurately. Covers new concerns such as asbestos, contamination and energy efficiency in buildings as well as changes in legislation. Also discusses recent cases that impact on surveyor's liabilities to their clients. Includes a glossary, bibliography and list of court cases.
Supersedes fifth edition (ISBN 0750659750).