Inspection Flashcards
For what reasons/purposes have you carried out inspections?
1) Valuation
2) Purchase and Sale
3) Lease and Letting
4) Property Management
Why would you inspect a property for proprty management?
- Police the lease
- Building/structural surveys
- Dilapidation’s at the end of a lease
What does the RICS Surveying Safely Guidance Note 2018 say?
(1) Responsibilities for firms and members
(2) Assessment of hazards and risks
(3) Workplace health and safety
(4) Occupation health and hygiene
(5) Inspections
(6) Fire Safety
(7) Residential Property Surveying
(8) Procurement and Management of Contractors
What is SW’s lone working procedure?
- Inform secretary where I am going, what time and who I am meeting
- Inform secretary what time I am expected back at the office or if I am going home
- Only inspect between 9-4.30 - this allows time should the surveyor call with a problem to investigate before the office closes at 5.15
Talk me through a typical property inspection
- Organise inspection and inquire about PPE
- Desktop research
- Inform secretary of the inspection details
- On-site: external site and property first. Assessing roof down
- Internally: ceiling down
- Inspect local area
- Upload my notes digitally and save within file
Why do you carry out desktop research before inspecting?
Helps understand the nature of the property. Perhaps boundary discrepancies which I can clarify while on site.
It also feeds into the safety measures I implement…
What information do you gather for the inspection?
- Plans
- Planning applications
- Tenancy schedule
- Information of who I am meeting
What equipment do you take on inspection?
- Phone
- Laser
- PPE
- Pen and paper
Examples of PPE
- Hard hat
- Steel-toed boots with non-slip sole
- Ear defenders
- Gloves
- Goggles
- High visibility jacket
How thick is a solid brick wall
230mm
How thick is a cavity brick wall
280mm
How can you tell the difference between a solid brick wall and a cavity wall?
Externally, the presence of headers would be apparent on a solid brick wall, and not a cavity wall.
Who provides guidance on institutional/grade A specification?
British Standards Publications
What is shell and core in an office building?
Common parts completed, offices left shell
What is category A fit out
Grade A specification
What is the instituional shop specification?
Usually steel/concrete frame and let in shell condition. Services capped off.
What is the specification of an industrial unit?
- Steel portal frame
- 8m eaves
- 10% roof lights
- 30kn loading capacity
- Profile cladding aboce cavity wall to circa 2m
- 5-10% office
- 40% site coverage
- LED lighting
What is a steel portal frame?
Double pitched roof supported by steel a series of steel columns
What is the specification for Grade A offices?
- Steel or reinforced concrete frame
- Full access raised floors
- 2.6m ceiling height
- Ceiling void 350mm
- Floor void 150mm
- LG7 compliant lighting
- Air conditioning
