Author(s): D Proverbs, R Soetanto
Date: 2004
ISBN: 1-4051-1616-1
Publisher: Blackwells Publishing
Description: With climate change and the development of property on flood plains, the flooding of buildings has become a considerable problem, both for property owners and their insurers. This book, based on extensive research, provides guidance on how to assess and repair flood damaged properties.
Special Features:
* Huge financial sums involved for repair of flood damaged properties - in England and Wales alone, 2 million homes and 185,000 business properties are at risk from flooding
* Existing methods for assessing damage and repair work are unreliable – this book provides benchmarks
* This book reduces variations in repair recommendations, improves level of service offered by insurers and surveyors and reduces the time and cost of dealing with the problem
* Endored by Lloyds TSB, one of the UK's largest insureres of domestic properties
Contents: Introduction to flooding; Preparing for a flood; Flood characteristic; Drying out flooded building; Reinstatement of flood-damaged floors; Reinstatement of flood-damaged walls; Reinstatement of flood-damaged doors and windows; Reinstatement of flood-damaged utilities and fittings; Conclusions and summary
