Windows - Doors - Stairs - Fires, stoves and chimneys - Internal finishes - External rendering. Volume 2 of of the five-volume series which provides a grounding in building technology covers windows, doors, stairs, fires and internal and external finishes. It has been revised in a new format and updated to take account of changes to the Building Regulations.
1. Windows - functional requirements, daylight, sunlight, ventilation, functional requirements, materials used for windows, window types, window framing, sealants, glass, glazing, window sills; 2. Doors - history, door types, functional requirements, wood doors, glazed doors, flush doors, matchboarded doors, door frames and linings, metal doors, aluminium doors, uPVC doors, hardware for doors; 3. Stairs - functional requirements, types of stair, timber staircase, open riser or ladder stair, stone stairs, reinforced concrete stairs; 4. Fires, Stoves and Chimneys - history, functional requirements, solid fuel burning appliances, chimneys and flues, fire safety, flues, weathering around chimneys, sunk hearth open fire; 5. Internal Finishes and External Rendering - plaster, plastering, material used in plaster, background surfaces for plaster, plaster finishes to timber joists and studs, gypsum plasterboard, skirting and architraves, external rendering; Index