Report BR 167 Assessing traditional housing for rehabilitation

Publication Year

1990

Document Status

Archived

Abstract

Pinpoints key considerations and implications which require assessment if rehabilitation is contemplated. It provides an objective framework to assist building professionals in providing the closest possible match between the expectations of clients and the realistic potential of the property. This guide is a response to the current shortage of practical advice on how to anticipate, recognise and overcome the more common problems identified. It has been prepared in a format designed to stimulate greater awareness among professionals of the practical considerations which are particular to rehabilitation work and which, in some cases, may have considerable cost implications. The guidance is relevant to traditional or rationalised traditional housing and to flats and maisonettes of up to four storeys, built prior to about 1965. Much of the information and principles included may have relevance to the limited proportion of stock of similar age which is of non-traditional construction.

ISBN

9780851254326

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