Inspection Flashcards

1
Q

What’s the difference between a pre-acquisition and condition survey?

A

Condition survey:
- Defects only - source, remediation.
Pre-acquisition:
- Purchasing a property.
- Broader scope - leases, fire, H&S.

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2
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How did you determine the extent of the brickwork repairs?

A
  • Measured crack widths - BRE Digest 251.
  • Photos, notes.
  • BRE Good Repair Guide 3.
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3
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How are brickwork repairs fixed in place?

A

Using mortar.

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4
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What is the relevant guidance note for brickwork repairs?

A

BRE Good Repair Guide 3.

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5
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What is the lone working policy?

A
  • No confined spaces.
  • Always have your phone.
  • Tell team member of inspection and inform them when you leave site.
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6
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How do you assess the immediate and long term repairs discovered on-site?

A
  • Depends on defect.
  • Assess extent of defects e.g. width and depth of cracks, severity of water ingress.
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7
Q

Can you give an example of an inspection and the outcome?

A

Quarry Wood - recommended structural engineer for crack to floor slab.

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8
Q

Can you tell me about something you read about in the Surveying Safely Guidance Note?

A
  • RAMS should be carried out before going to site [to understand the risks and mitigate these].
  • PPE should be considered.
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9
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What safety considerations might you review prior to carrying out an inspection alone?

A
  • Lone working procedures i.e. informing your manager when you arrive and leave site.
  • Keep your phone on you at all times.
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10
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What is a borescope? What are the limitations of its use?

A
  • A tool that can look behind the initial surface and see what’s behind.
  • Destructive.
  • Can only see the short distances.
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11
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The Dixon Hotel, London – How did you measure the property? What special factors did you come across?

A
  • Laser measurer on-site.
  • Ornate detailing such as a portico and cornices to the doors.
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12
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Beckton Gateway Retail Park - How would you prepare to carry out a Building Survey?

A
  • Work methodically.
  • Typically work from top-down or from one side of the site to the other.
  • Take photos and notes.
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13
Q

You have experience inspecting industrial buildings. How do you inspect the roofs?

A

With a cherry picker or drone.

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14
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When undertaking an inspection of a flat roof, what is the minimum height a parapet must be before edge protection/ man safe system, etc. is required?

A

1.1m.

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15
Q

Lone working: Before going on site, can you talk me through the process you would take?

A

RAMS, email admin/manager before and after leaving site, take mobile with me.

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16
Q

What does RICS Surveying Safely say about risks/inspecting sites?

A

RAMS, PPE, emergency procedures (lone working, mobile phone).

17
Q

What is asbestos and when was it banned?

A

Hazardous mineral previously used in construction.
Blue and brown banned 1985, all banned 1999 (to include white).

18
Q

There is a large tree next to a building. How might this impact construction?

A

It can cause subsidence or heave through soil movement.

19
Q

[INCOMPLETE] What is the specification of a prime office unit in the area? What is the difference between Grade A and Grade B specification?

20
Q

What are typical causes of water ingress?

A

Roof leak, cracked walls.

21
Q

Can you tell me a type of defect you are likely to find in an industrial unit?

A

Cut edge corrosion, impact damaged cladding, soiled rooflights.

22
Q

How do you conduct an inspection? Talk me through the steps as you arrive on site.

A
  • Meet site contact.
  • Start at the roof and work down the levels internally, elevations, externals.
  • Photos and notes.
23
Q

What information do you typically gather on an inspection?

A
  • Layout of the property and site.
  • Building fabric.
  • Condition.
  • Compliance with regulations.
24
Q

What do you take on an inspection?

A
  • Phone (with camera).
  • Notebook.
  • Laser measurer.
  • Torch.
  • Damp meter.
25
Q

Inspection - Beckton Gateway Retail Park:
- Details of instruction (service, spec, contract value/claim amount etc)?
- Issues encountered?

A
  • TDD (pre-acq).
  • Captured information from photos and notes.
  • Recommended investigating insulation spec within insulated render, respraying cladding.
26
Q

Inspection - Quarry Wood Industrial Estate:
- Details of instruction (service, spec, contract value/claim amount etc)?
- Issues encountered?

A
  • TDD.
  • Crack to concrete floor slab.
  • Advised that crack appeared to have arisen from historic water damage, so posed no structural risk (SE advice).
  • Advised localised repairs (SE advice).
27
Q

Quarry Wood Industrial Estate - What localised repairs did you recommend for the cracking to the slab?

A
  • Structural engineer recommended repairs in their report.
  • Polyurethane resin/epoxy resin.