Inspection Flashcards
(25 cards)
What is a ‘Safe Person’ concept?
Each individual assumes individual behavioural responsibility for their own, their colleagues and others health and safety while at work.
It places greater emphasis on ensuring the competence of individuals.
(RICS Surveying safely 2nd edition RICS professional standard)
What are the personal and corporate responsibilities for RICS regulated firms (RICS surveying safely professional standard)?
Individuals have a direct responsibility to ensure that corporate H&S policies and procedures are followed.
RICS regalated firms should have a management process in place to identify foreseeable risks and put a means in place to manage such risks.
How can Risks and Hazards be identified?
- Identify the hazards
- Decide who might be harmed and how
- Evaluate the risks and decide on precautions
- Record the findings and implement them
- Review the assessment and update if necessary
- Advise all those affected by the outcome
How would you inspect a property for valuation purposes?
Inspection of all factors that can influence the value of a property.
> Location
Local competition
Access roads
Tenure
Form of construction
Current condition
Occupational details such as rent and lease term
How would you inspect a property for Property Management purposes?
You inspect for policing the lease
> Check lease compliance: Ensure no breaches of covenant
State of the building
Requirement for repairs (defects)
Security arrangements (vacant buildings)
Landscaping (vacant buildings)
What is the institutional specification for a Shop?
> Steel or concrete framing
Services capped off
Concrete floor
No suspended ceiling
Left in a shell condition with no shop front ready for a retailers fit out
What is the institutional specification for an office?
> Steel or concrete framing
Raised floors with floor boxes
Ceiling void of 350mm and a raided void of 150mm
Maximised opportunities for daylighting (300-500 lux average)
Floor loading of 2.5 to 3.0 KN/ sq m
Allowance of 1.2 KN/ sq m loading for partitioning
Air conditioning and double glazed windows
Depth of 12m to 15m (shallow plan) or 15m to 21m (deep plan) to allow natural light to the office
1 cycle space per 10 staff
1 shower per 10 staff
What is the institutional spec of an industrial warehouse?
> Steel portal frame
insulated steel cladding walls and roof
8m clear eaves height with 10% roof lights
30 KN/sq m floor loading
Full height load doors (insulated panel)
3 phase electric power 415 volts
5-10% office content and WC facilities
Main services capped off
Site cover of 40%
LED lighting
What are common causes of a building defect?
- Movement
- Water
- Deterioration of building materials
What caused the hairline cracking (High Street Retail, Surrey)?
> Thermal fluctuations in the plaster
Plaster expands and contracts as the weather and temperature changes
Can be repaired using filler
What is subsidence?
Vertical downward movement of a building foundation caused by a loss of support of the site beneath the foundation.
How can you identify if cracking is caused by subsidence or non-structural failure?
- Diagonal cracking (especially on the ridges of the brickwork)
- Cracking is wider at the top but slimmer at the bottom
- Usually more than 3mm wide (thicker than 10p coin)
- Visible both internally and externally
What is wet rot?
> Caused by damp and timber decay
Signs include wet and soft timber
High damp meter reading
What is dry rot?
> Caused by fungal attack
Signs include fungus known as mycelium - leads to a strong smell and read spores and cracking timber
What are common defects in industrial buildings?
> Roof leaks around the roof lights
Damaged cladding panels
Cut edge erosion (need to be treated with coating)
Blocked valley gutters
Water damage from burst pipes
Settlement/cracking in brick work panels
What are common defects in office buildings?
> Damp penetration and roof and ground floor level
Water damage from burst pipes
Structural movement
Damaged cladding
Cavity wall tie failure
What is a deleterious material?
Broad encompassing term for materials which are dangerous to health, can cause failures to buildings and are environmentally damaging.
What are examples of Deleterious materials?
> Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC)
High Alumina cement
Calcium Chloride
What is a hazardous material?
A material that is harmful to ones health.
Examples:
> Asbestos
> Lead containing materials
What are the 4 common types of foundation?
- Trench or Strip Footings
- Raft
- Piled
- Pad
What is a trench / Strip Footings Foundation?
Shallow trench or strip is dug around the footprint of the building. The trench is then filled with concrete. Used in residential dwellings and to support walls.
What is a Raft foundation?
A slab foundation over the whole site to spread the load for lightweight structures.
Foundation usually made of reinforced concrete.
What is a Piled foundation?
Long and slender reinforced concrete cylinders (piles) in the ground to deeper strata.
Used for unstable underlying soil composition is uneven or for high load bearing buildings. (High Rise office)
What is a Pad foundation?
A slab foundation system under individual or groups of columns so that the column load is evenly spread (used in large distribution/industrial developments).
