Inspecting and Diagnosing Disrepair

Inspecting and Diagnosing Disrepair provides housing officers, surveyors, landlords, tenants, lawyers and environmental health inspectors with the essential information they need to record, diagnose and remedy disrepair. Pat Reddin presents technical information methodically, including useful diagrams to help readers to develop an understanding of building materials and structures and to advise and take action on disrepair. The book is fully up to date with the latest legislation and is essential reading for environmental health professionals, surveyors and students alike.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Housing Stock 2. Materials of Construction 3. Enemies of Healthy Buildings 4. Preparing for the Inspection 5. The Inspection 6. Reporting 7. Priorities 8. Action 9. Housing and Health 10. Court Proceedings 11. Conclusion Appendix 1 Building Diagrams Appendix 2 Diagnosing Building Defects

About the author

Patrick Reddin (1947–2015) was a Director of Reddin & Company Limited, Chartered Building Surveyors and Corporate Building Engineers, London, and Executive Director of ABE Enterprises. He was also a Past President of the ABE.

Product details

• Authors: Patrick Reddin, Patrick (Executive Director of the Associa Reddin, Reddin Patrick
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.11.2015
• EAN: 9781138802087
• ISBN: 978-1-138-80208-7
• No. of pages: 128
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Real Estate / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Construction / General, LAW / Environmental, LAW / Housing & Urban Development, LAW / Real Estate, Property & real estate, Environment law, Management of real estate, property & plant, Building construction & materials, Property law: general, Property and real estate, Building construction and materials, Surveying, Health & safety issues, Health and safety in the workplace, Public Health & Safety Law, Public health and safety law, Surveying, quantity surveying, Management of assets: real estate, property and plant, property law