Serves as a guide to building defects and building inspection. This book describes how and why house construction has changed, identifies some of the more common defects, and provides a series of elemental check lists. It covers chapters that include a brief history of the building to help you understand and identify specific construction details.

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...