Building maintenance /
Brian Wood.
- Chichester, U.K. ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.
- xii, 311 p.
1.Design temptations -- 2.Maintenance planning -- 3.The client -- 4.Expectations -- 5.Day-to-day prioritisation -- 6.Deterioration -- 7.Building defects and avoidance -- 8.Organising maintenance works -- 9.Defect recognition and rectification: General -- 10.Defect recognition and rectification: Foundations, basements and external works -- 11.Defect recognition and rectification: External walls, doors and windows -- 12.Defect recognition and rectification: Chimneys, roofs and roofspaces -- 13.Defect recognition and rectification: Floors, stairs and internal walls -- 14.Defect recognition and rectification: Building services -- 15.Upgrading and improvement -- 16.The rehabilitation process -- 17.New life in the building.