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AUTHOR |
Marshall, Duncan (Building inspector), author. |
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TITLE |
Understanding housing defects / Duncan Marshall, Derek Worthing, Roger Heath, and Nigel Dann. |
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EDITION |
4th ed. |
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IMPRINT |
Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014. |
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DESCRIPTION |
ix, 550 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 30 cm. |
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NOTE |
Includes index. |
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CONTENT NOTE |
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. |
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SUBJECT |
Building inspection. |
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SUBJECT |
Dwellings -- Defects. |
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SUBJECT |
Dwellings -- Maintenance and repair. |
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ISBN |
0080971121 (pbk.). |
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ISBN |
9780080971124 (pbk.). |
