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Building Condition Surveys - Couverture souple

Hoxley, Mike

 
9781859463086: Building Condition Surveys
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1859463088 ISBN 13 : 9781859463086
Editeur : RIBA Enterprises, 2009

Synopsis

This "Good Practice Guide" introduces the core knowledge and essential skills needed to undertake building condition surveys. Concentrating on the private homes sector - the source of most surveying work in the UK - and based on a lifetime of practical experience, it begins by providing a helpful summary of many frequently confused terms, before taking the reader through the key steps of a professional building condition survey. Looking at many practical case studies, it explains the equipment and skills that are needed, highlights the critical defects to look out for - those areas where the most negligence claims arise - and provides an invaluable overview of how and what to inspect. From taking instructions and agreeing terms of engagement to the crucial business of report writing and everything in between, this book is a perfect primer for construction professionals about the expanding business of building condition surveys.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This "Good Practice Guide" introduces the core knowledge and essential skills needed to undertake building condition surveys. Concentrating on the private homes sector - the source of most surveying work in the UK - and based on a lifetime of practical experience, it begins by providing a helpful summary of many frequently confused terms, before taking the reader through the key steps of a professional building condition survey. Looking at many practical case studies, it explains the equipment and skills that are needed, highlights the critical defects to look out for - those areas where the most negligence claims arise - and provides an invaluable overview of how and what to inspect. From taking instructions and agreeing terms of engagement to the crucial business of report writing and everything in between, this book is a perfect primer for construction professionals about the expanding business of building condition surveys.

Biographie de l'auteur

Mike Hoxley is a chartered building surveyor who worked in practice for 15 years before becoming an academic. He teaches building pathology at Nottingham Trent University and is the coordinator for all built environment PhD students. As an expert in the field, he edited the leading journal on the subject Structural Survey for 16 years and served on the International Board of the Building Surveying Professional Group of the RICS from 2005-2009.

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Éditeur
RIBA Enterprises
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1859463088
ISBN 13 
9781859463086
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
160
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