1. Understanding Defects – an introduction 2. Building history 3. Building Movement – Foundations 4. Building Movement -Walls 5. The investigation of structural defects 6. External Walls –Brickwork and Stonework 7. Ground Floors 8. Upper Floors 9. Pitched Roofs 10. Flat Roofs 11. External Rendering 12. Plastering and Plasterboard 13. Internal walls and partitions 14. External joinery 15. Timber Pests 16. Dampness 17. System Building 18. Environmental and health- related building problems 19. Water and Heating 20. Drainage 21. Electrical Installations
Duncan Marshall, BSc, MCIOB, MIMBM was a Chartered Builder and
Senior Lecturer at the University of the West of England, UK.
Derek Worthing, BSc, MPhil, MRICS is a Chartered Building Surveyor
and was formerly a Principal Lecturer at the University of the West
of England, UK. He now works as a consultant and a Visiting
Lecturer. He is also a Visiting Professor at Uppsala University in
Sweden.
Roger Heath, FRICS, FFB is a Chartered Building Surveyor and was
formerly a Senior Lecturer at the University of the West of
England, UK. He now works as a Visiting Lecturer.
Nigel Dann, BSc, MSc, MIOC, ICIOB was a Senior Lecturer at the
University of the West of England, UK, and now works as a
consultant and Visiting Lecturer in the UK, France and Belgium (KU
Leuven).
"Having used the companion text, The Construction of Houses, to teach first year undergraduate Building Technology for many years I came late to Understanding Housing Defects but since discovering this excellent book I have used it extensively to teach building pathology at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The book has been very well received by my students." Mike Hoxley, Professor of Building Surveying, Nottingham Trent University and former editor of Structural Survey "Such a wealth of knowledge is rare to find in a book which makes it a ‘must own’ for students pursuing their undergraduate degree within a construction discipline. The full colour illustrations bring home what often goes wrong in the building process. The book not only proffers alternative solutions and unrivalled knowledge, but is an ideal desk copy for lecturers and professional builders and even ordinary home owners trying to upgrade the energy performance of their homes or first time developers looking to resolve some of the challenges associated with converting older properties." Dr Joseph Kangwa, Senior Lecturer, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK"… this is a well written, informative and well documented reference book providing a great starting point for anyone observing building defects and a very likely source of a suitable solution for many." – Stephen McDonald, SelfBuild & Improve Magazine"This book is a feast for the eyes with numerous photographs, drawings and details, a must for any Building Surveyor." Amazon.co.uk customer"Concisely written and easy to understand." Amazon.co.uk customer"Brilliantly clear… Well-written with great drawings and advice." Amazon.co.uk customer
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