ABSTRACT

Construction for Interior Designers is a highly readable, comprehensive and informative text proving all the technical information required.  The second edition has been fully updated to reflect the 1991 amendments if the 1985 Building Regulations and includes a new chapter on environmental issues affecting construction.  Important concepts are explained from first principles with three-dimensional diagrams and informative tables.  No previous knowledge of the subject is assumed.

chapter 1|22 pages

Structural principles

chapter 2|55 pages

External structure

Foundations and walls

chapter 3|70 pages

Roofs and floors

chapter 4|29 pages

Work to existing buildings

chapter 5|88 pages

Internal structure

chapter 6|65 pages

Internal furnishings and fittings

chapter 7|36 pages

Structural materials

Timber, metals, concrete and plastics

chapter 8|66 pages

Internal finishes and materials

chapter 9|9 pages

Environmental issues