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.
By:
Duncan Marshall, Nigel Dann (University of the West of England, UK) Imprint: Estates Gazette Ltd Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 180mm,
Width: 110mm,
Spine: 13mm
Weight: 540g ISBN:9780728204898 ISBN 10: 0728204894 Pages: 294 Publication Date:16 November 2005 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Has been involved with building all of working life. Spent several years on site, working on new and old buildings, before becoming a building surveyors and, eventually a teacher