Construction and Maintenance of Domestic Hoouses

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Construction and Maintenance of Buildings Assignment 1 Contents Task 1 1. Evaluate the types of construction for the superstructure of domestic houses (page 3) External Walls (page 3 to 7) Internal Walls (page 7 to 10) Solid Floors (page 10 to 11) Suspended Floors (page 11 to 13) Pitched roofs and coverings (page 14 to 17) Flat roofs and coverings (page 17 to 18) 2. Evaluate the internal finishes of domestic houses (page 18) Walls (page 18 to 20) Ceilings (page 20) Floors (page 21) Windows and Doors (page 21 to 22) 3. Services – Design and Installation (page 22) Water (page 22 to 24) Drainage (page 24 to 25) Electricity (page 25 to 27) Gas (page 27) Heating (page 27 to 28) Task 2 Causes of Decay in Domestic Houses and Services (page 29) Common Causes (page 29 to 32) Structural movement (page 32 to 35) Damp (page 35) Timber Rot (page 35 to 36) References (page 36 to 38) 1. Evaluate the types of construction for the superstructure of domestic houses [pic] Fig.1 External Walls Brick and Block The traditional, and still by far the most popular, method of construction for external walls is brick and block construction. This method has advanced over time from solid brick walls to cavity brick walls to the current method of brick and block insulated cavity walls to provide better thermal efficiency. This double leaf wall bears the load of the dwelling. The external wall superstructure is built on a substructure of concrete strip foundations and several courses of brick. The bricks used below ground level are ordinarily less expensive common brick. [pic]Fig 2 The substructure is considered to be all construction up to the level of

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