Construction of Houses / Understanding Housing Defects Bundle Mixed media product

This bundle offers the ideal combination for any student surveyor or professional wanting an easy to use desk reference.

Perfect for those on Construction, Real Estate, Architecture and Built Environment courses.

The fifth edition of The Construction of Houses is aimed specifically at those students and practitioners who require a broad understanding of building construction as part of a wider sphere of professional activity.

This new edition has a revised text and hundreds of improved graphics, new illustrations and photos printed in full colour for the first time.

New chapters on sustainability, ventilation and steel frame builds have ensured that this new edition is fully up to date with today's methods. Understanding Housing Defects provides a concise, coherent and comprehensive introduction to the causes, investigation and diagnosis of defects in domestic buildings.

For this new edition, many of the chapters have been substantially updated and new photographs have been added.

This book is a must have for all those students and practitioners who require a broad understanding of housing defects.

Building surveyors, general practice surveyors, architects, estate agents, housing officers and anyone involved in the management and maintenance of property as well as its construction will benefit hugely from this highly informative full-colour text.