Building defects > Surveying processes
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Successful surveying
14 April 2010
Buildings are more than a compilation of inanimate materials stacked on a piece of land. They are owned and used because people attach value to them and value...
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How to view ...
14 April 2010
It is always worth checking under stairs or in sheds to look for DIY equipment and freshly opened paint tins. This will give a clue as to which...
Summary
Very frequently, an apparent defect in a building is not just a simple symptom caused by a single fault, and correcting that defect it is not just a case of applying a remedy from details set out in a book. The perception and viewpoint of a client and their relationship to the building is significant. A book on defects can only go a certain way to describing the physicality of common defects, this section helps to develop a framework from which resolutions can be crafted, and explains how these resolutions can be negotiated to a satisfactory result.
This section is maintained by Geoffrey Hunt.