Building Surveys and Reports 3e - Softcover

Noy, Edward A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1405121475 ISBN 13: 9781405121477

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2005

Synopsis

This book deals with structural surveys for all types of building - domestic industrial and commercial - and includes diagnosis of a wide range of defects. It considers both modern and older construction methods, and deals with the particular problems of alterations and restoration work. Guidance is given on how to carry out measured surveys and on report writing. The third edition covers the latest definitions of types of property surveys, more information on report writing and a range of detail updates.

* Covers all types of building - commercial, industrial and historical - not just domestic
* Deals with particular problems of conversion and renovation work - increasingly important today
* New edition features latest definitions of survey types, more on report writing and a range of other updates
* ‘a valuable reference book’ - ASI Journal

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Property Surveys form a major part of building surveyors bread and butter work. This book provides guidance on this work for typical residential, commercial and industrial buildings, together with advice on how to diagnose a wide range of defects, it considers both modern and older construction methods, as well as new and traditional materials, The particular problems of alteration and renovation work are discussed, with guidance on how to carry out measured surveys.

A separate chapter covers survey problems after flood and fire damage. The legal section takes account of recent developments in case law relating to inspections and surveys of properties.

The third edition has been updated and expanded to cover the latest procedures and research. It includes four new appendices containing the Construction Industry Council's list of definitions of building inspections and surveys, sample survey schedules, advice on surveying safety and a glossary of building inspection terms. The new bibliography provides an extensive list of books on building inspections in the UK and North America.

About the Author:

Edward Noy trained as a building surveyor at Erith Technical College and in private practice, where he spent the early part of his career. He in building construction and materials at a technical college for some years, held a senior post in the Modernisation Division of the Greater London Council, and worked in private practice, surveying all types of property and advising clients on alterations, extensions and maintenance repairs.

James Douglas is a Lecturer in Building Surveying at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. He qualified as a chartered building surveyor in 1986 after over twelve years in the public, sector, dealing primary with the maintenance and adaptation of buildings. He has also had practical experience of inspecting and surveying buildings, particularly for dampness problems. He is co-reviser of Alan Oliver's book Dampness in Buildings and author of Building Adaptation. He is a member of the editorial board of the journal Structural Survey and a Visiting Lecturer in technology, teaching building technology and maintenance technology for the College of Estate Management.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1405121475
• ISBN 13: 9781405121477
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 434