Inspection Flashcards
What is a 4 step process to inspection?
- Consider you personal safety.
- Inspection of the local area.
- External inspection
- Internal inspection
What to take on an inspection?
- mobile phone
- camera
- tape measure
- plans, leases, service charge budget
-PPE - Pen, paper, dictaphone.
What should you consider about the immediate area of the property on the inspection?
- Location
- Contamination
- Comparable evidence/ properties
What should you consider when inspecting the external of a building?
- method of construction (know these)
- repair and condition
- car parking, loading access
- site boundaries
What should you consider on an internal inspection?
- layout and specification
- repair and maintenance
- defects
- services - age and condition
- statutory compliance i.e asbestos, building regs. health and safety. fire safety
- tenant fixtures or fittings
- compliance with lease obligations.
What are different purposes for inspection?
- valuation - looking for factors that could affect value i.e. location, tenure, construction, defects, occupation etc.
- Property management (ensuring lease compliance)
if occupied, check for lease compliance, statutory compliacne state of repair and any maintenance and repairs required.
Agency
- consider condition of the building, compliance, any repairs or maintenance issues.
What types of foundations are there?
- Trench
- Raft
- Piled
- Pad
What types of brick walls are there?
- Solid wall construction - building with solid brick walls normally at least one brick thick.
Cavity Wall Construction - two layers of brick work tied together with metal ties with a cavity that could be filled with insulation.
What are the two types of bricks found in a wall in terms of how they have been laid?
Stretcher - long side is exposed.
Head - short end exposed.
What is efflorescence on brick work?
white marks caused by hydroscopic salts in the brick work. Formed when water reacts with natural salts.
What is spalling?
when the surface of the brick starts to crumble.
Usually due to freezing temperatures.
What is the typical construction of a shop?
- steel or concrete frame
- services capped off
- left in shell condition, ready for fit out.
What is the typical construction of an office?
- steel or concrete frame
- steel frame usually have less columns than a concrete frame.
- raised floors (150mm)
- approx ceiling height 2.6 - 2.8m
- ceiling void of 305mm
- air conditioning. 4 pipe coil fan.
- passenger lifts
What types of fit out are there for offices ?
Shell and Core - before fit out
Cat A - finished internal walls, raised floors, grid ligting
Cat A+ “plug and play” fully fitted out office with IT infastructure, kitchens etc. Just need to plug computers in.
Cat B - fully functional all office design elements completed.
What are the typical fit outs for industrial units
- steel portal frame or insulated profiled steel cladding walls and roof.
- minimum 8 meter eaves
-5-10% office content - approximate site coverage
- LED lighting
- full height loading doors.
