Inspection Flashcards
(37 cards)
What steps would you take Pre inspection ?
1) Check PPE equipment ( hardhat, jacket, ear defenders, steel caps)
2) Check access arrangements
3) Check I have relevant PII
4) Due diligence research in locality.
- a) Local area ( public transport/ local facility’s)
- b) Market ( Comparable evidence and market conditions)
- c)Safety ( any hazards/ environmental hazards/ flooding/ electrical/ dangerous P&M/ asbestos register if necessary)
5) Consider the purpose of the inspection
6) conduct risk assessment
What are the different purposes for an inspection ?
1) Valuation - Aspects that effect the value of the property. ( location, tenure defects and condition).
2) Property Management -
- if occupied - lease compliance, statutory compliance , state of the building, requirement for repair and redecoration .
- if unoccupied - Check statutory compliance, state of the building, repair and maintenance. security arrangements, risk of vandalism, damage to the building,
3) Agency - state of the building, repair and maintenance, statutory compliance, services, presentation and marketability,
What are you looking at when conducting an internal inspection ?
Age Method of construction Repair and condition - Carparking and access Defects Site boundaries Contamination
Internal inspection
Layout and specification Repairs and maintance defects services ( age and condition) statutory compliance Fixtures and fittings / improvements Compliance with lease obligations
Name the common construction types
timber frame brick and block steel frame concrete frame Portal frame.
What construction are shops usually ?
Will de dependent upon the locality. Most new builds will be steel or concrete frame.
What uniqe features would you expect to find in a office
1) raised floors suspended ceilings cavity walls passenger lifts Double glazing
What construction type are industrials
Generally a steel portal frame with profiles sheet cladding and roof.
what is land contamination and what would you do if you expected contamination ?
Land contamination occurs due to exposure to elements such as heavy metals, gas, oil and chemicals.
If I suspected the land had been contaminated I would have to recommend my client seek out a survey to test for contamination.
Contamination can effect valuation and I would have to make a special assumption in my red book report if I suspected contamination. If I am aware of contamination it need to be deducted from gross value.
Tax relief is available on removal of contaminates.
What are deleterious materials and can you provide some examples ?
Material that degage over time and can create structural or safety issues.
- High alumina cement
- Wood wool shutting
- Calcium chloride
What types asbestos are there are what is the relevant legislation.
Contorl of asbestos regulations 2012
- White - least harmful
- Brown
- Blue - most harmful
Can you name some hazardous materials
asbestos
radon gas
lead piping
Discuss building defects
Can be Inherent or latent
Inheratant - is a defect that was there when the property was constructed or caused by a material used to make the property.
Latent - Defect that could not have been discoved from reasonable tougher inspection of property.
What should you do if you discover a defect ?
1) take picture
2) try and establish cause
3) Inform client and recommend a specialist review defect,
Name some defects caused by movement
Subsidence ( cracking) - Ground is unstable or inks. Internally or externally visible.
Heave ( cracking) - caused by increase moisture in soil that forces soil up to create cracking in.
Settlement building weight sinks into the ground causing cracking.
Thermal expansion - heat causes the building to expand
shrinkage - drying out of building materials
Cavity wall failure- brick and block work falls apart as cavity wall ties were not properly connected.
Name some defects caused by water
Wet rot - casued by high levekls of moisture. Blackand musty smell.
dry rot -Fungi that eats away at wood making it crumbly and dry (not actually caused by water )
damp
1) rising damp - coming up from the ground
Penetrating damp- From celling or roof
Condensation - poor ventilation
Spalling - damage to brick work caused as result of water pentation into the bricks. When water freezes it expands destroying some brick work.
What kind of equipment would you need on site ?
PPE Disto Tape measure Other measuring tools if needed Phone Lone worker emergency devise
Prior to agreeing to inspection what questions should I ask myself ?
Am I competent to undertake the inspection, am I properly insured, has an agreement been
signed, what are the risks involved, what kind of survey is it, review all relevant existing building information, leases.
How would you undertake an inspection
From the top down. external internal ( top down.
Name some risks
Lone working Asbestos Acessing roofs and roof space confided space Hazards on site casued by age and condition
Name most common types of foundation
Pile foundation, raft foundation, strip foundation, shallow foundation and trench fill
Do you ever inspect roofs for your survey?
No, it is a company health and safety policy that we are not able to
How would a Valuer reflect dilapidations in a valuation?
Comparable sales of property with defects
- Building surveyor to advise
- Quote for the works
1) First a Valuer would have to deduct any works that would have been undertaken regardless of the dilapidations for example if the property needed modernising and required new flooring.
2) The second filter is to use experience and judgement to find out which costs
are and which are not likely to affect value. For example when sold of the open market a potential
owner would expect a lower standard of repair for an 80’s build property and therefore provide less
of an adjustment in comparison to a new build property which suffers from similar defects.
What section of the Red Book is relevant to inspection
VPS 2 (Mandatory)
- Connects to VPS 1 and 3 on terms on engagement and purpose of valuation
- general inspection guidance with clinet care
- revaluation of property ( can be done from desk if no material change)
- valuation record keeping.
and VPGA 8 ( advisory)
- Things to identify on inspection ( age, condition, accessibility, contamination ect)
- Investigations and assumptions
