
Marshall and Worthing's The Construction of Houses
- 554 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Marshall and Worthing's The Construction of Houses
About this book
The sixth edition of The Construction of Houses builds on the success of the previous five editions. The book provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles and processes of the construction of houses and their services. As such it is aimed at providing a broad understanding of domestic building construction for students as part of their academic studies and as a useful information source for practitioners.
The existing chapters have all been updated and most of them expanded to take account of changes to dwelling house construction since the last edition and there are new chapters on 'Modern Methods of Construction' and 'Regulatory controls and building standards'. Additionally, many new and/or updated photographs and diagrams have been added.
As with the previous editions, the authors have concentrated on presenting current mainstream approaches to the construction of houses. The detailed, yet accessible, text that is supported by hundreds of coloured photographs and diagrams provides clear explanations of the many complex processes that go into the building of a house. A deeper insight into modern construction is also given by the book's consideration of historical building techniques from the 18th century onwards in order to illustrate how and why we build houses in the way we do now.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Modern Methods of Construction (MMC):
- 3 Regulatory controls and building standards
- 4 Sustainable homes
- 5 Thermal insulation
- 6 Foundations
- 7 External masonry loadbearing walls
- 8 Pitched roof structure
- 9 Roof coverings
- 10 Ground floors
- 11 Upper floors
- 12 Internal partitions and walls
- 13 Internal plastering and dry-lining
- 14 External rendering
- 15 Internal and external decoration
- 16 System housing: timber frame
- 17 System housing: concrete and steel
- 18 Windows, doors and stairs
- 19 Ventilation
- 20 Cold water services
- 21 Space heating
- 22 Hot water services
- 23 Drainage
- 24 Electrical installations
- Index