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Inspection Lvl3 Flashcards

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What are four steps to carrying our an inspection?

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  1. Personal safety
  2. Inspection of local area
  3. External Inspection
  4. Internal Inspection
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What should you bring on inspection?

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  1. Phone
  2. Measurer
  3. Files, plans and supporting info
  4. PPE
  5. Pen and paper
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What would you consider when inspecting the local area?

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  1. Marketability (Location, amenities, transport, business mix)
  2. Risk (Contamination, powerlines, sub stations, rivers)
  3. Comparable evidence (Letting Boards, market conditions)
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What should you consider when inspecting the external?

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  1. Method of construction
  2. Repair and condition of exterior
  3. Car park / loading arrangements / access
  4. Defects / structural movements
  5. Confirm site boundaries
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What should you consider when inspecting the internal?

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  1. Layout / Spec / Flexibility / Obsolescence
  2. Repair and maintenance
  3. Defects
  4. Services - Age + condition
  5. Statutory compliance - Asbestos / building regulations / health and safety / fire safety / planning
  6. Fixtures and fittings / improvements
  7. Compliance with lease obligations
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How can you date a building?

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  1. Ask client
  2. Planning history
  3. Land registry
  4. Architectural style
  5. Cert of completion
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Three different purposes of inspection?

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  1. Valuation - Valuation influences
  2. Property Management - Policing lease
  3. Agency - Marketability + value influences
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If inspecting for valuations purposes, what should you be looking out for?

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  1. Location
  2. Tenure
  3. Aspect
  4. Form of construction
  5. Defects
  6. Current condition
  7. Occupation Details
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If inspecting for management purposes, what should you be looking out for?

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Occupied
1. Lease compliance
2. Statutory compliance
3. Building condition
4. Repair / redecoration requirements
5. User and details of occupier

Unoccupied
1. Statutory compliance
2. Building condition
3. Repair and maintenance
4. Security
5. Landscaping

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If inspecting for Agency purposes, what should you be looking out for?

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  1. Condition of building
  2. Repair and maintenance issues
  3. Statutory compliance
  4. Services
  5. Presentation and flexibility
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What are the four common forms of foundation?

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  1. Trench or strip footings - Generally for residential
  2. Raft - A slab foundation
  3. Piled - Long and slender reinforced concrete cylinders
  4. Pad - Slab under individual or groups of columns
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What determines the type of foundation?

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  1. Age of building
  2. Ground conditions
  3. Size of building and loadings required
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What are the two types of wall construction?

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  1. Solid
  2. Cavity
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What is solid wall construction?

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  1. Solid brick wall
  2. With header
  3. Normally 1 brick thick
  4. Flemish bond
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What is a cavity wall construction?

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  1. Two layers of brickwork
  2. Tied together with metal ties
  3. Maybe insulation
  4. No headers
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What is a stretcher?

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  1. Long side of brick exposed
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What is a header?

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  1. Short side of brick exposed
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What is efflorescence?

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  1. White marks in brickwork
  2. Forms when water reacts with salt in the construction material
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What is spalling?

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  1. Damaged brickwork
  2. Brick starts to crumble
  3. Freeze thaw action
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What are the institutional specifications for shops?

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  1. Most are steel / concrete frame
  2. Shell and Core
  3. Services brought to unit and capped
  4. Concrete floor / No suspended ceilings
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What are the two main methods of construction for new office buildings?

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  1. Steel Frame - Less columns
  2. Concrete Frame - More columns/ lower ceiling height
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What can you refer to if you are unsure of what the method of construction is?

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  1. Architect drawings
  2. Building Manual
23
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What are different types of ventilation systems?

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  1. VAV
  2. Fan coil
  3. VRV
  4. Heat Recovery
  5. Mechanical Ventilation
24
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What was banned on 1st Jan 2015 for air con?

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R22 Refrigerant

25
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What is shell and core fitout?

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Perimeter walls and common parts + core

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What’s the difference between Category A and B fit out?

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  1. CAT A - Basic level of finish above shell and core
  2. CAT B - Fit out complete to the occupiers specific requirements
27
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What are the main method of construction for industrial buildings?

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  1. Steel portal frame
  2. Insulated profiled steel cladding walls and roof
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What current institutional spec for industrial buildings?

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  1. Min 8m clear eaves height + 10% roof light
  2. Plastic coated steel profiles cladding with brick or blockwork
  3. Full heights electric loading doors
  4. 3 Phase
  5. 5-10% office content and WC
  6. Main services capped
  7. Site cover around 40%
29
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What’s difference between inherent and latent defect?

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  1. Inherent defect - Defect in the design or material which was always there
  2. Latent defect - Fault to the property that could not have been discovered by a reasonably thorough inspection
30
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What is the purpose of snagging a newly built property?

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  1. Identify defect
  2. Enables you to highlight to developer to allow for remediation
31
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What are the 4 steps to identifying building defects on inspection?

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  1. Take photo
  2. Try to establish cause / damage
  3. Inform client of investigations
  4. Recommend specialist advice from surveyor or engineer in the case of building movement
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What are the three common causes of defects?

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  1. Water
  2. Movement
  3. Defective / non-performance / deterioration of materials
33
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What is subsidence?

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Subsidence is the vertical downward movement of a buildings foundations caused by the loss of support of the site beneath.

34
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What is heave?

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Heave is the expansion of the ground beneath. This is often caused by water absorption

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What are the common causes of cracks in properties?

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  1. Subsidence
  2. Heave
  3. Cavity wall tie failure (horizontal cracking in brickwork)
  4. Shrinkage cracking
  5. Settlement cracks
  6. Thermal expansion / Movement
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What is wet rot and what are it’s signs?

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  1. Caused by damp and timbre decay
  2. Signs include wet and soft timbre, a high damp meter reading, visible fungal growth and musty smell
37
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What is dry rot and what are it’s signs?

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  1. Caused by fungal attack
  2. Fungus which spreads across in fine white strands
  3. Orange mushrooms
  4. Strong smell and red spores
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What is rising damp and what are the signs?

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  1. Caused by moisture travelling up through the wall via capillary action. Usually caused by failure of a damp proof course
  2. Signs include tide marks of salt and dark patches on walls.
  3. Normally stops 1.5 meters above ground
39
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What causes condensation and what are the signs?

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  1. Caused by lack of ventilation and background heating
  2. Signs are mold and water build up
40
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What are the causes of damp?

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  1. Wet rot
  2. Dry rot
  3. Rising damp
  4. Condensation
  5. Leaking plumbing / pips
41
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What are common building defects associated with period buildings?

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  1. Dry rot/ Wet rot
  2. Tile slippage
  3. Damp
  4. Water ingress
  5. Structural movement
  6. Regent street disease
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What are common building defects associated with modern industrial buildings?

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  1. Roof leaks
  2. Damage cladding
  3. Cut edge corrosion
  4. Blocked valleys
  5. Settlement / cracking of brickwork
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What are common building defects associated with modern office buildings?

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  1. Damp penetration at roof and ground
  2. Water damage from pipes and A/C
  3. Structural Movement
  4. Efflorescence
  5. Poor mortar joints in brickwork
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What is the key legislation for contamination?

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Environmental Protection Act 1990 (as amended)

45
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What guidance has the RICS offered on contamination?

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RICS Guidance Notes on Contamination, the environment and sustainability (2010)

Environmental risks and global real estate (2018)

46
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Who will generally pay for the remediation of a contaminated site?

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Polluter or the landowner

47
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What will a desktop contamination study comprise?

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  1. Previous use of site
  2. Local history
  3. Planning register
48
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What materials generally cause contamination to exist?

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  1. Heavy Metals
  2. Radon and methane gas
  3. Oil/Chemicals
49
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What are the signs of contamination that you should look out for?

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  1. Evidence of chemical and oils
  2. Oil Drums
  3. Subsidence
  4. Underground tanks
  5. Bare ground
50
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What are the three phases of an investigation for contamination?

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Phase 1 - Review site history with desktop study followed by site inspection and investigation
Phase 2 - Investigation to identify nature and extent of contamination with detailed soil samples take using bore holes
Phase 3 - Remediation report

51
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What would you look for when inspecting and office

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Raised access floor with floor boxes

Perimeter trunking

Suspended ceilings

Lighting

Power and data cabling - Cat 5/6

BMS

Air conditioning

Air handling units

52
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What would you look for when inspecting a retail unit

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Shape of unit - regular/ irregular / dual frontage

Floor to ceiling height - can a mezz fit

Measure frontage

Measure net and gross

Services

Location / profile

Nearby occupiers

Nearby competing properties

Property condition

Rear access

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