1st Edition

Inspecting and Diagnosing Disrepair

By Patrick Reddin Copyright 2016
144 Pages
by Routledge

144 Pages
by Routledge

144 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more

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

Biography

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.