The House Building Methods Within The Uk

A Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology document published in 2011, found that the effects of poor housing conditions are costing the NHS around £600 million per year. The document acknowledged some of the housing related hazards that are contributing to poor health, which included mould, damp and excess cold. Poor layout and structural defects were also identified as being a problem, as they can increase the risk of accidents (parliament.uk, 2011).

Levitt and Sons needed to find building solutions that would suit the taste of their buyers, would be cost efficient thus resulting in an inexpensive price, and could be produced rapidly and in high yield. To solve this challenge Levitt and Sons designed a single level, four-room home based on the traditional American Cape Cod style.7 This simple design was modified to form four basic designs that were to be replicated. To produce the homes as quickly as possible Levitt and Sons based their construction strategy on the automobile assembly line of Henry Ford. Instead of moving the parts down an assembly line, Levitt and Sons move the labor along the product line.8 This method, along with the incorporation of off-the-shelf products, allowed for the rapid production of homes. The money and time saved on production and design allowed homes to sell at a lower price. These small homes

The major political influences on the construction industry in London at the moment are the Mayor of London’s Sustainable Design and Construction Supplementary Planning Guidance to the London Plan, the Climate Change Action Plan, and the Governments lack of response to the effects of the recession. The recession has almost completely stopped the building of new houses and has led to the mothballing of most of the

Factors of production is arguably the most influential component in building industry. At first, by hand was the only way things were built. Eventually the “putting out” system, which was slow and inefficient, became popular. In the “putting out” system was a group of houses, each house had a specific task, and the product would start at one house, then go house by house until the product was finished. This became the grounds for innovation and machinery. New technology, such as sewing machines, caused all of the production to occur in one house to make mass production even more efficient. As seen in document 1 machines replace human labou because it is cheap and quick. As

Early in January Fred Smith, the founder and chief executive of Fred’s Sheds, received a phone call from Mr Jones, requesting a quote to design and build a workshop on his property. Fred asked Mr Jones what size and type of shed he would like, when he wanted work to commence, and when he wanted it completed. Mr Jones told him that he required a large shed, big enough to conduct his furniture making business.

Interior design is a profession that is undertaken academically just like other professional careers. It mainly involves the development and imparting of skills, knowledge and attitudes that pertains the activities undertaken in the building and construction industry. The profession of interior designing goes beyond designing how a structure will look because it incorporates environmental issues especially aesthetic value of the structure to be constructed, the ergonomics, local fire codes and besides studying fundamental design issues and practice in the building and construction industry (Guerin & Thompson, 2014). Even though the profession is not as old as some of the established professions, the fact remains that the fundamentals of design

Throughout history we can see that housing has followed certain trends. These trends are most heavily influenced by the technology available to the public at that time. As can be seen throughout history, living conditions in general have improved, as there are more access to resources and building technologies. Although the world we live in has changed greatly, the basic type of shelter needed for everyday life and the resources needed to construct them has changed very little. This is why we can see a lot of parallels between the ways people live throughout history. However, the biggest change is in the way we construct buildings and especially housing. History has taught us that as time goes by, technology increases, making it easier for us to build structures. For example the Egyptians relied solely on Adobe (sun dried mud bricks) and slave labor for construction. Then came the development of hydraulic lime mortar, the Treadwell cranes (which is a wooden, human powered hoisting and lowering device) as well as the start of domes and arches, as structural components in architecture. Followed by the Middle Ages, which saw a huge emphasis on the construction of massive public buildings such as Cathedrals, Churches, Fortifications

There was an improvement in standards of residential homes, so that houses would be fixed to meet the changing needs of the people. To demonstrate, sleeping porches were now a component added when designing out a blueprint of a home,

Prime Innovation Building & Developments hold 20 years experience in the trade of carpentry. Throughout these years we have not only mastered the skills required but we have been able to refine our technique, and having had the benefit of working on high-end, architecturally designed homes we have been exposed to a vast array of different design techniques and have a good knowledge of the recent trends in materials being used. We are renowned house builders in Melbourne

The construction of the longhouse started with a foundation, which was tree trunks or posts dug into the ground. Next horizontal branches were laid across the foundation. Next bendy branches made in an ark were used as rafters (or the roof foundation) were placed on top of the foundation. More horizontal poles were placed on the rafters. The framework was then covered in elm bark and then the structure was built. In order to get a good house, the Mohawk had to take the bark off in the springtime. All the logs were fastened together with bark of or braided bark.

A "Baiter" is a Builder that will cite a strangely low cost for each square foot dollar sum. The low cost per square foot snatches your consideration. The strategy/ploy then lures you to contact the Custom Builder. It is the point at which you begin "peeling back the onion" that you begin to understand that the absurdly low cost per square foot number did exclude everything (site work, all licenses, etc...) and is being cited with poor quality/sub standard materials.

I, like many other home owners worry about who to call when I have a repair or remodeling project around my home. Most people just use the phone book or internet to find a contractor, but, that's like flipping a coin. You're not going to get the best result from doing that. I have an older home, built in the 70's, which until now didn't need a lot of repair. Now I find that, all at once, my home is in need of many repairs. From plumbing, electrical and now concrete.

The inefficient homes in the UK have catastrophic effects on global warming. The UK needs to become more energy efficient as at the moment it emits a large amount of greenhouse gases which risk dangerous climate change. The retrofitting of the brick three storey terraced town house is necessary in order to comply with the legislations set out by parliament in the UK Climate Change Act (2008) or if the house falls under the private rented sector it must comply with the Energy Act 2011.

Central Idea/Thesis: To build a house correctly you will need to know all about the foundation, the framing, and the cosmetics of a house.

     The process of building a house is a very complex and difficult task. In the following paragraphs, I will be explaining the many different steps that are required to build a house.