Inspection - Level 3 (Ready) Flashcards
What do you look for during inspections?
- Look at the local area
- Amenities
- Vibrancy of local business
- Local transport nodes
- Condition of the building
- Security
- Access arrangements
Talk me through common hazards in older buildings?
- Asbestos
- Lead piping
- Radon gas
What would you do if you thought you had identified asbestos?
- If it was disturbed, I would get out as quickly as possible
- If not, I would take a picture
- In either case, I would report it to my client
What are the key local factors to look out for for PBSA?
- Local amenities
- Colleges / Universities
- Transport nodes
Were there any particular hazards on the Seven Sisters site? How did you deal with those?
- Potential for hazardous materials in the ground
- Commission a desktop survey and seek an estimate for remediation works to include in valuation
Why was the aspect of particular importance for residential?
- Outlook of a site has a significant impact on value
- Preference for south facing units
Why was Willesden unlikely to create a Party Wall issue? Are you qualified to confirm this?
- There were no building walls on the site boundary
- The site had no neighbouring properties
How did you confirm that no rights of way were present over the site?
- By conducting due diligence on the title register
How could the car wash have contaminated the site?
- By the use of oil in vehicles
- Could also have caused subsidence relative to the weight of the vehicles
How would rights of light impact on future development?
- The Court may impose a injunction on development
- In some cases can restrict development where it infringes on light enjoyed by neighbouring properties
What are the four steps when carrying out an inspection?
- Consider personal safety
- Inspection of the area
- External inspection
- Internal inspection
What should you take on an inspection with you?
- Charged mobile phone
- Site or floor plans
- Relevant PPE
- Measuring equipment
What aspects of the immediate area would you consider?
- Location
- Aspect
- Local facilities
- Transport nodes
- Business vibrancy
- Contamination
- Environmental hazards
- Flood risk
- Comparable schemes
- Local market conditions
What factors would you consider in an external inspection?
- Method of construction
- Specification
- Condition
- Age
- Check site boundary
- Defects
- Access arrangements
What would you consider when conducting an internal inspection?
- Statutory compliance with regulations
- Compliance with lease obligations
- Condition
- Specification
- Layout
How could you date a building?
- Architects certificate
- Building regulations
- Historic maps
- Ask the client
- Date of planning consent
What are the different purposes of inspection?
- Management
- Valuation
- Agency
What are the four common forms of foundation?
- Raft (slab foundation over whole site)
- Strip (usually used for resi)
- Piled (Long slender reinforced concrete cylinders(
- Pad (slab foundation under individual or groups of columns to spread load)
How would you determine the type of foundation used?
- Type / Age of building
- Loading requirements
- Ground conditions
What are the two types of wall construction and how would you tell them apart?
Solid wall - Solid brick wall with headers and stretchers visible
Cavity wall - Two layers of brickwork tied together with metal ties - Usually no headers visible
What is a header?
Brick laid so that short side is visible
What is a stretcher?
Brick laid horizontally, with long side exposed on outer face
What is efflorescence?
- White marks on brickwork
- Caused by salts in bricks
- Caused when water reacts with natural salts
What is spalling?
- Damaged brickwork where bricks start to crumble due to freeze/thaw
