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Inspection Flashcards

1
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Process of inspection

A

Personal safety
Surrounding area inspection
External inspection
Internal inspection

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2
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Four common forms of foundations

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Raft
Trench
Pad
Piled

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3
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How do you know if it is a solid wall?

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Brickwork with headers ( top of brick)

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4
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Spec of a retail unit

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Steel or concrete frame
Visibility from high street
Capped off services
Concrete floor
No suspended ceiling
Let in shell condition

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5
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Spec of office

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Steel or concrete
Ceiling height of 2.6-2.8
Ceiling void of 350mm
Air conditioning
Lifts
Maximise natural daylight
Floor void 150mm - raised floor with floor boxes

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6
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Air con systems

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Variable air volume
Fan coil eg 4 fan
Comfort Cooling
Mechanical ventilation

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7
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Types of office fit out

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  1. Shell and core - where common parts are completed but the floor area is left as shell for occupiers fit out
  2. Cat A fit out - Grade A spec
  3. Complete to fit out of occupier such as offices, It and enhanced finishes.
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8
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Spec of industrial unit

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Steel portal frame with profiled cladding
Full height roller shutter
30-40% site coverage
Min eaves height of 8m
5-10% office content
Mains capped off
3 phase electricity
30kN / per sq M floor loading

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What is a inherent building defect

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A defect in the design or material which has always been present

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10
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What is a latent defect?

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Cannot be discovered through a reasonably thorough inspection

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11
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What are 3 common causes of defects?

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1- Movement
2- Water
3- defective / non performance

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12
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What causes black mould?

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Condensation

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13
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What causes dry rot?

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A fungal attack

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14
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What causes wet rot?

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Damp and timber decay

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Common building defects for an industrial unit?

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Roof leaks around roof lights
Water damage from poor gutters
Damaged cladding panels

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16
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Common defects for modern office/ retail units

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Damp penetrations at roof and ground
Water damage from air con

17
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Common defects in period buildings

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Dry rot
Wet rot
Water ingress

18
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Name Building defects..

A

Subsidence
Heave
Wet rot
Dry rot

19
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What is subsidence and what causes it?

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The vertical downward movement of a buildings foundations

Caused by loss of site beneath the foundations

20
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What is heave and what causes it?

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The movement of the ground beneath the foundation

Caused by cutting down a tree

21
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Cause of wet rot

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Caused by damp and timber decay

22
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Cause of dry rot

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Fungal attack

Strong smell and mushroom

23
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Types of dampness and signs

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Penetrating ( damp patches on walls/ceilings / wet and crumbling plaster)
Rising - doesn’t go above 1.5m of ground level
Condensation - mould
Plumping failure

24
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Causes of rising damp?

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No damp proof course
Failed doc

25
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Size of brick

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215mm x 102.5mm x 65mm

26
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What is efflorescence?

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White markers caused by hydroscopic stalks in bricks. Formed when water reacts with salts.

27
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What is spalling?

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Smashing brickwork where the surface of the bricks start to crumble because of freeze/ thaw action

28
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What is Japanese knotweed?

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A weed which grows quickly and invasive

29
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What is the RICS paper on this?

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Japanese knotweed and residential property professional standard 2022

30
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What is subsidence?

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Vertical downward cracks, caused by loss of support beneath

31
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What is heave?

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Expansion of the ground caused by tree removal because of the build up of moisture in the soil

32
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What causes wet rot? What are the signs?

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Damp and timber decay.

Signs - wet/soft timber, high damp reading and musty smell

33
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What causes dry rot? And what are the signs?

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Fungal attack

Signs include fungus, large mushroom, a strong smell. It can destroy timber/ mask Masonry

34
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what causes horizontal cracking?

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Cavity wall in failure in a brick wall

35
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Difference between cavity wall and brick?

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Cavity wall, the bricks are laid lengthways and with brick, they are laid both length and width ways

36
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What are deleterious materials? And examples?

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Degrade with age causing issues
- calcium chloride

37
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What is a Hazardous material? Example?

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Something which is harmful to health

  • Asbestos
  • Lead piping / paint
38
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How would you measure a Mezzanine?

A

On GIA

39
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What should you consider regarding a mezzanine in an industrial unit?

A

Is it structural
Did the tenant put in? If yes, does your client/ landlord have warranties and guaranties, what is the loading limit

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