TY - GEN AU - Glover, Peter TI - Building surveys SN - 9781138053854 U1 - 624.11 PY - 2017/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - N1 - CONTENTS Dedication xi List of Illustration xiii Acknowledgements xxi Preface xxiii Introduction xxv Chapter 1 Organization 1 Chapter 2 House Surveys 16 Chapter 3 Foundations 29 Chapter 4 Walls 52 Chapter 5 Floors 79 Chapter 6 Roofs and Chimneys 89 Chapter 7 Joinery and Woodwork 105 Chapter 8 Finishes and Surfaces 117 Chapter 9 Services 128 Chapter 10 Modern Methods of Construction and the Drive for Green Homes 146 Chapter 11 The Report 154 Chapter 12 Traffic Lights and Other Pro Forma Reports 162 Chapter 13 Reports on Non-residential Buildings 175 Chapter 14 Reports on Flats and Apartments 187 Chapter 15 New Buildings and Buildings Under Construction 196 Chapter 16 Reports on Older Buildings 204 Chapter 17 Reports on Leasehold Properties 220 Chapter 18 Reports for Prospective Mortgagees 229 Chapter 19 A Typical Building Survey Report 241 Chapter 20 Legal Considerations 262 Chapter 21 Dilapidations 291 Chapter 22 Conservation and the Surveyor 304 Chapter 23 The Surveyor as Expert Witness 319 Glossary 329 Bibliography 335 List of Court Cases 337 Useful Addresses 340 Index 345 ER -