Building surveys [electronic book] / Peter Glover.
By: Glover, P. V [author]
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BookPublisher: Amsterdam ; London : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2009Copyright date: ©2009Edition: Seventh edition.Description: online resource (xxvii, 338 pages) : illustrations (some color).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780080884370 (e-book); 9781856176064 (paperback); 1856176061 (paperback).Subject(s): Building inspectionAdditional physical formats: Print version: Building surveysDDC classification: 692 Online resources: E-book Also available in print form.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| e-BOOK | MTU Bishopstown Library eBook | 692 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | CIT Module ARCH 6035 - Core reading. |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Since the first edition was published in 1983, Building Surveys has been the core text in its field for students and professionals alike. Covering everything needed for initial inspections such as equipment, know-how and procedures to writing an accurate report, this book is a proven indispensable guide. It considers all the structural elements required when surveying a property for example, foundations, walls and roofs as well as what to look out for and how to deal with it. Legal considerations and recent cases are used to illustrate good working practice making this a comprehensive text to this important subject.
Previous edition: 2006.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Organization -- 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 perspective mortgages -- A typical building survey report -- Legal considerations -- Dilapidations -- Conservation and the surveyor -- The surveyor as expert witness.
CIT Module ARCH 6035 - Core reading.
Also available in print form.
Electronic reproduction.: ProQuest LibCentral. Mode of access: World Wide Web.