Building Condition Surveys - Softcover

Hoxley, Mike

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1859463088 ISBN 13: 9781859463086

Publisher: RIBA Publishing, 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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Review

"This book gives a good introduction to this area of work, well written and easy to read and would be beneficial to those who are new to residential surveys and students/graduates as part of their training." --Building Engineer, November 2009

About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: RIBA Publishing
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1859463088
• ISBN 13: 9781859463086
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160