Inspection Flashcards
1
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What are the 4 elements to inspection?
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- Desktop
- Locality
- External
- Interior
2
Q
What could you cover in a desktop stage of an inspection?
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- a. health & safety
- PPE
- lone working policy
- access to the site
- floor plans and demise plans
- equipment
- transport
- land reg
- nimbus
- Costar
- VOA
- planning portal, EPC, environmental agency website
3
Q
What is efflorescence in bricks?
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4
Q
What are the 3 types of damp?
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5
Q
how to tell difference between cavity wall and solid wall?
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6
Q
What are the different foundation types
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7
Q
What is dry rot?
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8
Q
What is wet rot?
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9
Q
What is the difference between hazardous and deleterious materials?
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o Hazardous – impose a health risk – asbestos
o Deleterious – material which degrades over time and can cause building structural issues - concrete
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