Book Description

Property surveys form a major part of building surveyors bread and butter work. This book provides guidance on this work for typical residential, commercial and industrial buildings, together with advice on how to diagnose a wide range of defects. It considers both modern and older construction methods, as well as new and traditional materials. The particular problems of alteration and renovation work are discussed, with guidance on how to carry out measured surveys.


A separate chapter covers survey problems after flood and fire damage. The legal section takes account of recent developments in case law relating to inspections and surveys of properties.


The third edition has been updated and expanded to cover the latest procedures and research. It includes four new appendices containing the Construction Industry Councils list of definitions of building inspections and surveys, sample survey schedules, advice on surveying safely and a glossary of building inspection terms. The new bibliography provides an extensive list books on building inspections in the UK and North America.