Inspection Flashcards
Did you identify any defects?
No
* The allowable load of the floor structure was unknown but my visual inspection revealed no evidence of gross overloading or cracking that would indicate a structural problem with the floor
* No tenant reported any rooflight leaks
* No efflorescence or spalling
* No damage to cladding
Internal specification?
- Fire safety compliance - blockwork walls provided compartmentation between units
What considerations did you have for the Equality Act 2010?
- Provisions for disabled access were fair i.e. main entrances were generally level.
- However, no step free access to the first floors or mezzanine in Unit 11 - improvements to disabled access should be considered during the next refurbishment for each unit where reasonable to do so
How many check measurements did you take?
A sample of units
(If pushed say on this sample I took one of each key measurement e.g. width, depth)
What RICS document did you adhere to with measurement?
RICS Code of Measuring Practice 2015
Talk me through your measurement
GIA basis
Included: columns and partitions, toilets, ancillary office space
Excluded: Fire escapes, canopies, covered ways
The Tenant in Unit 11 had installed a mezzanine for storage (above the showroom) - did not measure or rentalise this space as it did not have permanent access
What was the foundation type?
Don’t know but probably pad (= slab foundation system under individual or groups of columns so that the column load is spread evenly)
What did you note about the external specification?
- Steel portal frame construction
- with insultated metal sheet cladding to the roof and walls
- and brick walls to approximately 2m
- The floor were concrete with a power-float finish
Unit 14 (GAP) = reclad more recently but no impact on MR or yield
How did you identify steel portal frame construction?
Large clear spans, flexible nature of space allows ancillary spaces to be incorporated easily within the main structure
What is a power-float finish?
Machine used to smooth and level the concrete
What is the typical minimum floor loading for industrial units?
30 KN / sq m
What was the internal specification?
Units 12-17 had two-storey office accomodation
Internal fit-out varied by unit:
Unit 11 (Benchmarx) - Kitchen showroom with tenant-installed mezzanine for storage
Unit 12 (Holdsworth) - Freezer unit
Unit 14 (GAP) - Racking with tenant-installed mezzanine
Units 15-17 (Howdens) - Tenant knocked through partition walls
What can you tell us about RICS Surveying Safely 2018?
Full name: Surveying Safely - Health & Safety Principles for Property Professionals 2018
- Personal responsibility (‘safe person’)
- Assessing hazards and risk (risk assessment)
- H&S in workplace (safe environment)
- Visitng premises and sites (lone working, PPE, condition of property)
- Fire safety (training, evacuation plan)
What date did you inspect the property?
04 May 2022
How did you check that the site was in line with Title plans?
Walked the perimeter where possible (however not possible to walk the entire way round)
