Construction of Houses / Understanding Housing Defects Bundle (Package)

The Construction of Houses

1. Introduction 2. Sustainability 3. Foundations 4. External Masonry Loadbearing Walls 5. Ground Floors 6. Upper Floors 7. Roof Structure 8. Roof Coverings 9. Partitions 10. Plastering and Dry Lining 11. Decoration 12. External Rendering 13. System Housing ? Timber Frame 14. System Housing ? Concrete and Steel 15. Windows, Doors and Stairs 16. Thermal Insulation and Condensation 17. Cold Water Supply 18. Hot Water Supply 19. Space Heating 20. Ventilation 21. Drainage 22. Electrical Installations

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