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Inspection Flashcards

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What is the 4 step process to inspection?

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  1. Considering personal safety (PPE etc)
  2. Local area inspection
  3. External inspection
  4. Internal inspection
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What would you look for when inspecting the local are?

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  1. Agents signs / comps
  2. Public transport access
  3. Business vibrancy etc
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What would you look for when inspecting the externals of a property?

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  1. Method of construction
  2. Repair and condition
  3. Car parking / access
  4. Check site boundaries with title plan
  5. Defects
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What would you look for when undertaking an internal inspection of a property?

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  1. Layout and specification
  2. Repair and maintenance
  3. Defects
  4. Statutory compliance e.g. asbestos, fire safety etc
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What to take on an inspection?

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  1. Mobile / camera
  2. Measurement equipment
  3. Floor plans
  4. PPE
  5. Pen, paper
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What are the types of inspection?

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  1. Valuation - to understand all the factors that can influence the valuation of a property.
  2. Agency - to understand all the factors that can influence marketability
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What are the types of foundations?

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  1. Trench - residential
  2. Raft - lightweight structures on poor soil
  3. Piled - high loads
  4. Pad - spread column load evenly (industrial)
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What are the 2 types of brickwork?

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Solid wall - normally at least 1 brick thick, tied together with Flemish bonds

Cavity wall - 2 layers of brickwork tried together with metal ties and filled with insulation

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How do you know of a property is a solid brick wall?

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You can see both the stretcher (long face if the brick) and a header (short face)

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What is efflorescence?

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White marks caused when water reacts with natural salts in brickwork

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What is spalling?

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Damage to brickwork caused by freeze thaw

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What is the institutional spec of retail shops?

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  1. Steel or concrete frame
  2. Services capped off
  3. Concrete floor
  4. Let in shell condition
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What is the institutional spec for offices?

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  1. Steel or concrete frame (steel frame = fewer columns & higher ceiling heights)
  2. Typical space approx 1 person to 8 sq metres
  3. Raised floors and floor boxes
  4. 300 - 500 lux average
  5. Passenger lifts
  6. 1 cycle space / 10 staff
  7. 1 shower / 100 staff
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What are the types of air con?

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  1. VAV - Variable air volume
  2. Fan Coil - usually 4 pipe
  3. VRV - variable refrigerant volume
  4. Static cooling
    5 comfort cooling
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What are the types of office fit out?

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  1. Shell and core - common parts are completed and office space left as shell
  2. Cat A - adding basic finishes to shell and core e.g raised floors
  3. Cat A+ - Plug and play option that’s a cross between Cat A and Cat B, includes meeting rooms and breakout space
  4. Cat B - fit out involves taking the empty Cat A space and tenant works with professionals to create finished office product
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What is the institutional spec for industrial accom?

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  1. Min 8M clear eaves height
  2. Full height loading doors
  3. Approx site cover of 40%
  4. 5-10% office content
17
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What are the 2 types of building defect?

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  1. Inherent - defect in the design that has always been present
  2. Latent - fault in the property that could not have been discovered reasonably through inspection
18
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What steps do you take if a defect is detected?

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  1. Photograph
  2. Notify client
  3. Recommend advice from building surveyor
19
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What are the 4 types of movement?

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  1. Subsistence - vertical downward movement
  2. Heave - expansion of ground beneath building
  3. Horizontal cracking - May indicate cavity wall tie failure
  4. Shrinkage cracking - often occurs with new plasterwork
20
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What are the types of rot?

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  1. Wet rot - caused by damp
  2. Dry rot - fungal attack
21
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What are the types of damp

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  1. Penetrating - leaks in roof
  2. Rising - usually stops 1.5M from floor
  3. Condensation - lack of ventilation
22
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What are some common building defects?

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Older property - rot, tile slippage
Office - effofloresence
Industrial - cut edge corrosion, roof leaks

23
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What is a Phase 1 Environmental Review?

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desk top study and investigation for any environmental issues which affect a property

24
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What are some signs of contamination?

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  1. Oil drums
  2. Near petrol stations
25
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What are deleterious materials?

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Materials that can degrade with age

E.g Reinforced autoclaved, aerated concrete (RAAC)

26
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What are hazardous materials?

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Materials harmful to human health

E.g asbestos, lead piping

27
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What is the key document for Japanese knot weed?

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RICS Professional Standard: Japanese Knotweed and Residential Property (2022)

28
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What does Japanese Knot weed look like?

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Purple / green hollowed stems with green leaves

29
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How can Japanese knot weed be disposed of?

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  1. Chemicals
  2. Digging out

(Must be done in accordance with Environmental Protection Act 1990)

30
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What are the 2 types of building defect

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Inherent - always been present
Latent - fault that would not have been discovered reasonably through inspection

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