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Inspection Flashcards

1
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What are the different reasons for property inspection?

A

Valuation (valuation influencers)
Property management (policing the lease)
Agency (marketability issues)

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What reasons have you conducted inspections?

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Valuation, agency (for development land).

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What procedures do you follow when conducting an inspection?

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Consider personal safety + initial dd
Inspection of local area
External inspection
Internal inspection

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4
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What are your company’s H&S procedures?

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Follow lone working policy
Undertake desktop risk assessment

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5
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How do you adhere to RICS Surveying Safely 2nd Edition 2018?

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I ensure that I am a safe person, and ensure the appropriate PPE I worn on site by both myself and others.

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How familiar are you with RICS Surveying Safely 2nd Edition 2018?

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Sets out basic good practice principles for management of H&S for firms and members.

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Structure of Surveying Safely 2018 document:

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  1. Personal responsibilities
  2. Assessing hazards and risks
  3. Workplace H&S
  4. Occupational hygiene and health
  5. Visiting sites
  6. Fire safety
  7. Residential property surveying
  8. Procurement and management of contractors
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What are the key factors to note when inspecting a property?

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For valuation – location, tenure, forms of construction, defects, current condition.

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9
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Why is it important to record all inspections using notes and photographs?

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Able to describe in greater detail and include in valuation report to be clearer to the client.

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10
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How do you ensure that all inspections are recorded correctly?

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Clear note taking and lots of pictures taken which can be recorded and filed

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What do you do to ensure that you are up to date with the latest regulations and guidance

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Attend CPD on inspection

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12
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What would you take on an inspection?

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PPE, Camera, disto, notepad and charged phone.

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13
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What is the step-by-step process in which you would undertake an inspection?

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Consider safety
Inspect local area
External inspection
Internal inspection

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14
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What do you consider when inspecting a building externally?

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Defects in brickwork
Car parking
Loading arrangements
Check site boundaries

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15
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What do you consider when inspecting a building internally?

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Layout and specification
Defects
Services age and condition
Statutory compliance
Fixtures fittings and improvements.

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16
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How do you conduct a safe inspection?

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In accordance with the surveying safely professional standard part 5 (visiting safely)

17
Q

Why PPE required?

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To ensure the safety of surveyors whilst inspecting.

18
Q

What are the four common types of foundation?

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Trench
Pad
Piled
Raft

19
Q

What are the different types of brickwork / wall?

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Solid wall
Cavity wall
Bricks = stretcher or header.

20
Q

How can you tell if there is a cavity wall?

A

No headers used.
Air brick or weep holes may be seen.

21
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What would you typically see in a Grade A office specification?

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Raised level access floors.
2.7m floor to ceiling height.
High end amenities such as a gym / sauna.
Passenger lifts.
Maximised opportunities for daylighting
LED lighting throughout.
Air conditioning

22
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Who determines office specification?

A

British Council for Offices

23
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What are the different types of fit out?

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Shell and Core – common areas completed, office aspect left as shell for occupier fit out.
Cat A – to grade A specification as above.
Cat B – Installation of occupier’s fit out including cellular offices, enhanced finishes and IT set up.

24
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What would you typically see in an industrial Grade A specification?

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Min. 8m clear eaves.
30kn/m2 floor loading
LED lighting
Full height loading doors
3 phased power.
5-10% office content.

25
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Define latent and inherent defect

A

Inherent defect – defect in the design / material which has always been present.

Latent defect – fault in property that could not have been recently discovered on inspection

26
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What are the three most common causes of defect?

A

Water
Movement
Non performance / deterioration of materials.

27
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What are the different types of movement?

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Subsidence – vertical downwards movement of foundation
Horizontal cracking in brickwork – cavity wall tie failure
Shrinkage cracking – cracking in plasterwork during drying process.
Heaving - building increases in height

28
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What are the different types of damp? Where could they come from?

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Wet rot – caused by damp and timber decay.
Dry rot – caused by fungal attack.
Rising damp – usually stops 1.5m above ground.
Condensation – caused by lack of ventilation.
Damp also caused by leaking plumbing/AC.

29
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What is a deleterious material? Some examples

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Material that can degrade with age and cause structural problems.
1. RAAC (reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete)
2. High alumina cement
3. Woodwool shuttering.

30
Q

What is a hazardous material? Some examples

A

Material harmful to health.
1. Asbestos
2. Lead piping/paint

31
Q

What is Japanese Knotweed? How would you identify it?

A

Is a plant with green/red stem and white flower.
Invasive plant that can damage hard surfaces.

32
Q

How must it be disposed of?

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Chemical treatment, digging out and removing and placing in a licensed tip.

33
Q

What are the penalties of allowing JK to spread?

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£5k or 6 months prison.

34
Q

How identify 1990’s building

A

move from minimalism to more decorative architecture including lots of curvature

35
Q

3 types of movement

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Subsidence
heave
thermal movement

36
Q

What is cut-edge corrosion

A

On industrial metal sheets - paint the sides but the thin ends aren’t painted and begin to corrode.

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