Building Surveys & Reports

Building Surveys and Reports, 4th Revised edition--------------------------------------------------This book provides guidance on building survey work for typical residential,commercial and industrial buildings, with advice on how to diagnosea wide range of defects. It considers both modern and older constructionmethods, together with new and traditional materials. The particularproblems of alteration and renovation work are discussed, with guidanceon how to carry out measured surveys. A separate chapter covers surveyproblems after flood and fire damage, and the legal section takes accountof recent developments in case law relating to inspections and surveysof properties. This new edition continues to provide a thorough treatmentof all the key issues relating to surveying buildings, dealing withthe problems that surveyors are likely to encounter when inspectingbuildings. Changes for the new edition include: * Examples and referenceshave been updated * Evaluation of condition rating systems for domesticand 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 homecondition report format