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Inspection Flashcards

1
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What are the four steps to inspections?

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1) Consider personal safety i.e buddies
2) Inspection of local area
3) External Inspection
4) Internal Inspection

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What would you generally take on an inspection? (5 Points)

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  • Mobile phone
  • Disto
  • Floor plans
  • PPE
  • Pen and Paper
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What would you consider on an inspection of the immediate area? ( 3 Points)

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  • Connectivity e.g public transport
  • Any elec substations/ power lines
  • Agency boards
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Externally, what factors would you consider on an inspection? ( 4 Points)

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  • Method of Construction
  • Repair/ condition
  • Car parking
  • Site boundaries
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What are ways you can date a building? ( 3 Points)

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  • Ask the client
  • Check planning history
  • Building engraving
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Internally, what factors would you consider on an inspection? ( 6 Points)

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  • Specification
  • Repair and maintenance
  • Services- age and condition
  • Statutory compliance,e asbestos and equality
  • Fixtures and fittings
  • Occupation
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What RICS document is important to consider on inspections?

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RICS Surveying Safely 2018, details steps to consider visiting sites

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What would you consider for an inspection for valuation purposes? ( 4 Points)

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  • Location
  • Tenure
  • Condition and defects
  • Occupation details
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What would you consider for an inspection for property management ?

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Police the lease!
If occupied:
- lease compliance
- requirement for refurbishment,
- user and detail of the occupier
If unoccupied
- statutory compliance
- security
- risk of vandalism
- landscaping

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What would you consider for an inspection for agency? ( 4 Points)

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  • services
  • presentation of accommodation
  • repair and maintenance
  • statutory compliance
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What are the four common types of foundations?

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It depends on ground conditions or building load requirements
1) Trench
2) Raft
3) Piled
4) Pad

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12
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What are 2 types of brickwork

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  • Solid wall
  • Cavity wall
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What elements would you typically expect when inspecting a shop? (3 Points)

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  • Steel or concrete frame
  • Concrete floor
  • Shell condition
  • Shop front
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What elements would you typically expect when inspecting a office? ( 5 Points)

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  • Steel or concrete frame
  • Raised floor
  • Suspended ceilings
  • Air con
  • Passenger lifts
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What elements would you typically expect when inspecting a warehouse? ( 5 Points)

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  • Steel portal frame
  • 8m clear eaves height
  • Loading doors
  • LED lighting
  • High floor loading
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16
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What are the 3 types of fit-out?

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  • Shell and core
  • Cat A
  • Cat B
17
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What would you expect to see with a Shell fitout?

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  • Common parts completed
  • Basic services connected
18
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What would you expect to see with a Cat A fitout?

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  • Raised floor
  • Suspended ceilings
  • Wall finishes
  • Infrastructure necessary for occupation
19
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What would you expect to see with a Cat B fitout?

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  • Customisation of interior i.e meeting areas
  • IT infrastructure
  • Branding
20
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What is Cat A+/ Plug and Play

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  • A step above CAT A, i.e meetign rooms, kitchen and IT but not tailored to a specific occupier
21
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What is a latent defect?

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A fault which a reasonable inspection could not have discovered

22
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What is an inherent defect?

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Defect in the design or material which has always been there

23
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What steps would you take if you identified a defect on an inspection?

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1) Photograph
2) Establish the cause
3) Inform the client
4) Recommend advice from a building surveyor or structural engineer

24
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3 common causes of defect?

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1) Movement
2) Water
3) Defective material

25
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3 signs of contamination

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1) Oil Drums
2) Bare Grounds
3) Underground tank

26
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What steps would you take in relation to contamination?

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Phase 1- Desktop Site History- e.g planning, local history, planning register
Phase 2- Investigation to identify the nature and extent of contamination
Phase 3 - Remediation report

27
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What would you do if you were instructed to value or sell contaminated land

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Advised a specialist report is required
Caveat the advice with an appropriate disclaimer highlighting the issue ( Maybe a Special Assumption)
Deduct the remediation cost from the gross site value

28
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What is a deleterious material?

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Deleterious materials are materials that are categorised as having the potential to cause damage or harm to an individual, a building or infrastructure, or an environment.

29
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Is there any tax relief for contaminated land

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Land Remediation Relief- 150% corporation tax deduction for remediation expenses

30
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what are 2 types of wall construction

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cavity and solid wall construction

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