The Construction of Buildings, Volume 2

Since publication in 1958 of the first volume of The Construction of Buildings, the five-volume series has been used by lecturers and students of architecture, building and surveying, and by those seeking guidance for self-built housing and works of alteration and addition. Volume 2, which deals with windows, doors, stairs, fires, stoves and chimneys, and internal finishes and external rendering, has been updated to take into account changes in practice and regulations, such as the latest revisions to the Building Regulations. It includes a thorough revision of the text on plastering to reflect the current widespread use of gypsum plaster as an internal wall and ceiling finish. A new presentation has been adapted for this latest edition, with text and illustrations integrated to provide a reader-friendly layout and to aid accessibility of information.