3.2 Traditional Construction

By the end of this lesson you will have learned: about primary and secondary building elements (an introduction) about each element of a traditionally constructed building, including: the methods and materials used the kinds of defects which may be associated with each element The elements included here are: Foundations Walls Floors Roofs Guttering Joinery fittings Other joinery Plumbing […]

Suggested reading

  1. Evolution of ‘Building Elements – published online from the University of The West of England: http://fet.uwe.ac.uk/conweb/house_ages/elements/print.htm
Lesson tags: floor, foundations, joinery, plumbing, roof, Traditional construction, walls
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