Inspection Flashcards
(47 cards)
What do you consider when going on an inspection?
1) My personal H&S - PPE, Lone working etc according to my firms policies
2) The local area
3) External aspects of the property
4) Internal Aspects of the property
What might you take with you on an inspection?
Mobile phone
Measurement tool
Plans/file/notes
PPE
When inspecting the local area, what are you taking into consideration?
It might depend on the nature and purpose of my valuation. However generic things include:
- (The GENERAL AREA) quality of the location, facilities, public transport, business vibrancy
- (ENVIRONMENTAL AND PHYSICAL) Contamination, environmental hazards, flooding, powerlines, substations
- (THE MARKET) Comparable evidence, local market conditions, agents boards.
What do you look out for/take note of when inspecting externally?
Method of construction
Repair and condition of the exterior (roof downwards)
Car parking/ access/ loading
defects/ structural movement
Site boundaries - with OS map and Title Plan
Ways of dating the building.
What different methods of construction are there?
How might you date the building?
Asking the client/ tenant
Researching the date of planning consent
Land registry
Local historical records
Architectural style
Certificate of Practical completion
What are you considering when inspecting internally?
Layout and specification
repair and maintenance
defects
services - age and condition
Statutory compliance - asbestos, H&S, equality Act, fire safety, planning
Fixtures, fittings and improvements
Compliance with Lease obligations
What are the different purposes that you might be asked to carry out an inspection?
Valuation
Property Management
Agency
What are you focusing on if inspecting for Valuation purposes/
Anything that might influence the value of the property.
E.g
Location
tenure
aspect
construction
spec
defects
condition
occupation
What are you focusing on if inspecting an occupied property for Management purposes?
I would be inspecting for the purpose of ‘policing the lease’.
So if the property is occupied:
Check lease compliance
statutory compliance
state of building
requirements for repairs and redecoration
User and details of actual occupier
Checking no works have been carried out w/o LL consent
What are you focusing on if inspecting an unoccupied property for Management purposes?
I would check for:
statutory compliance
the state of the building
Any repair or maintenance issues
Security arrangements
landscaping
risk of vandalism
damage to the building.
What are you focusing on if inspecting a property for Agency purposes?
the current condition of the building
repair and maintenance issues
statutory compliance
services
presentation of the accommodation
Flexibility of the accommodation
Marketability
What is the key RICS document for your personal safety on an inspection?
Guidance note: RICS Surveying Safely, 2018
What are the FOUR common types of foundations? and when are they typically used?
1) Trench and Strip Footings - generally used for residential buildings
2) Raft - a slab foundation that spreads the load of the property over the whole site, for lightweight structures and for soft soil conditions
3) Piled - Long slender reinforced concrete cylinders into the gorund vertically, to deeper strata. Used for less good load-bearing ground conditions/ high loads
4) Pad - a slab foundation system, under individual columns or units so that the column load is spread evenly
Can you name TWO types of brickwork wall?
1) Solid Wall Construction - Solid brickwork, normally at least one brick thick, involving headers, with different patterns to tie the bricks together. E.g. Flemish Bond.
2) Cavity Wall - Two layers of brickwork tied together with metal ties, with a cavity in between that can be filled with insulation. No Headers used.
What are the two terminologies for the way a brick is laid?
Stretcher - when laid horizontally, with long side exposed to outer face.
Header - When brick laid flat, the short end is exposed.
What are some common issues seen in the condition of brickwork?
Efflorescence - White marks on the bricks due to natural salts reacting to water.
Spalling - Surface of the bricks deteriorating/crumbling due to freeze/thaw action.
Can you tell me about a typical/ Institutional specification of a Shop?
- Concrete or Steel frame
- Services capped off
- Concrete floor and no suspended ceilings
-Let in shell condition with no shop front, ready for retailer’s fitting out works
Can you tell me about a typical/ Institutional specification of a Shop?
- Concrete or Steel frame
- Services capped off
- Concrete floor and no suspended ceilings
-Let in shell condition with no shop front, ready for retailer’s fitting out works
Can you tell me about a typical/ Institutional specification of an Office
- 2 main methods are concrete or steel frame
- Steel frame temd to have less columns and a wider span between columns
-approx ceiling height of 2.6-2.8m
-ceiling void of 350mm and raised floor of 150mm
-Air cond
-Double Glazing
-Lifts
-1 cycle space per 10 staff
-1 shower per 100 staff
-8m2- 10m2 general workspace density
What kind of Air Conditioning systems are there?
VAV - Variable Air Volume (high capital cost, but most flexible)
Fan Coil - Usually 4 pipe (lower initial cost & good flexibility, but higher opp and maintenance cost
VRV - Variable Refrigerant Volume (lower capital cost, but higher running and maintenance costs)
What are the types of Fit outs for offices?
Shell and Core - Common parts completed, and office floor areas ready for fit out from occupier
Category A - to a Grade A specification as above
Category B - to complete the fit out to the occupiers specific requirements. Some landlords do this to reduce the void periods between lettings.
Can you tell me about a typical/ Institutional specification of an Industrial/Warehouse building?
Tend to have:
-Steel Portal Frame with Insulated profiled steel cladding walls and roof
- minimum 8m clear eaves height with 10% roof lights
-minimum 30KN/sqm loading capacity
- Brick or blockwork walls to 2m height
-full height loading doors
- 3 phase electricity power
-5-10% office content and WC facilities
-Main services capped off
-Approx 40% site coverage
-LED lighting
What occurs when a new building has been completed?
A snagging process is undertaken. This is where the property is inspected against the construction plans to check that it has been finished correctly and is of sufficient quality, as desired and designed.
Carried out by a contractor under warrenty.
