Measurement Flashcards
How do you recalibrate a disto?
In settings, hit calibration, follow props, stand it up, turn it around etc. and measure- it will automatically calibrate.
You can check this is correct by finding a distance you know (maybe use a steel tape etc).Keep it still and take 10 measurements. Use the standard deviation calculation to see its accuracy. If still far off you can send it off to be recalibrated or buy a new one.
When should you recalibrate a disto?
If you drop it, haven’t used it for a while, it has had a large temperature change.
Why do you work in a systematic approach?
Easy to retrack my steps after the report, allows everything to piece together. Starting outside allows me to see how defects may look internally etc.
What two RICS documents did you use and what was included within each of them?
RICS Code of measurement practice- what to include (gia) / ipms 2.
RICS Reinstatement cost assessment of building- This covers a template, what steps to do
Which Elements were to be included within the GIA and which elements were to be discounted?
EXCL- Perminter wall thickness
Balconies
Canopies
Greenhouses etc.
How do you calculate a BRV?
What international measuring standard should RICS surveyors use, what’s the latest document and how should it be incorporated?
IPMS- International property measurement standards. IPMS: All Buildings 2023. Came out in Jan 2023. RICS haven’t updated code of measurement yet but will soon or realise new guidance to incorp IPMS.
Why did you not use IPMS?
Was Before IPMS all buildings came out so RICS guidance was up to date. It came out jan 2023.
