This fourth edition of 'Understanding Housing Defects' provides a coherent and comprehensive introduction to the causes, investigation and diagnosis of defects in housing. Each of the chapters covers a specific building element and includes a brief introduction setting out construction principles and the evolution of current practice.

This book is a concise and comprehensive guide to building defects and building inspection. Whether, as a practitioner you are employed in buying, selling, managing or maintaining houses or whether, or as a layperson, you are buying a property to invest or live in, this book will help you make sound decisions and avoid costly mistakes. Written by two highly experienced authors, House Inspector is a general and accessible book which describes how and why house construction has changed, identifies some of the more common defects, and provides a series of elemental check lists. Essential reading...