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This report describes a study into the quality of rehabilitated housing in England and Wales. The study is the second in a series concerned with quality in housing. The first was on new build traditional housing and a report and guidance were published in 1982. A third study, on timber framed housing, has now been completed and guidance from this work is currently being prepared for publication. The objective of this study was to identify faults and defects, both those in the original fabric and those occurring during the rehabilitation process, and provide an objective basis for guidance on their avoidance. Rehabilitation of existing dwellings is currently taking an increasing share of available housing funds compared with new build. There has been limited evidence and much speculation that large funds are being spent in remedying defects in completed rehabilitated housing. To maximize the number of construction details and features seen, the study includes as great a variety of older housing, nor was it intended to be statistically representative. For this reason the investigation should be viewed as a case study on a grand scale, hopefully typical of the broad spectrum of current rehabilitation work. There is no measure, in this study, of the actual condition of the individual dwellings, nor of what proportion of dwellings in the housing stock was defective. Such information may be found elsewhere, for example, in the reports of the English House Condition Survey. Practical guidance on avoiding the faults and defects encountered in the surveys is contained in separate BRE reports.

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Author:   Building Research Establishment
Publisher:   IHS BRE Press
Imprint:   IHS BRE Press
Volume:   166
Weight:   0.100kg
ISBN:  

9780851254319

ISBN 10:   0851254314
Pages:   28
Publication Date:   01 January 1990
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part 1 Introduction: what is rehabilitation?; objectives of rehabilitation; standards of rehabilitation. Part 2 The process of rehabilitation: how it was perceived; how it was organized; how it was carried out. Part 3 The investigation: methodology; criteria; the site surveys. Part 4 Characteristics of the surveyed sites: geographical distribution; distribution by ownership; construction features; scope and extent of works; general policy considerations; costs (1985 prices); number of dwellings examined in relation to the national programme; faults. Part 5 Findings: The records of faults; commentary on the fault records; frequency of faults; extant defects; origin of fault types; element; performance; trade; authority contravened; thermal efficiency; rehabilitation compared with new build; additional factors influencing the quality of rehabilitation. Part 6 Applying the findings: the need for guidance; testing of prototype guidance; description of guidance. Part 7 Conclusions: facts; observations.

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