Building Surveys - Current Guidance And Best Practice

Building Surveys – current guidance and best practice (2181)

COURSE BACKGROUND

This BRAND NEW 1 day course will focus on best practice inpreparation for the job, inspection and reporting ANDconsider how to assess and report on a number of issues commonly found in properties. The concept of ‘condition ratings’ will be addressed. There will be an emphasis on practical, group-based, exercises to help to develop your skills and knowledge of defects. There is also a free option to undertake pre-course work that can add to your learning experience.

OVERVIEW

Terms and conditions of engagement

• Talking to the client
• Written terms and liability
• Fees

Preparation before the inspection

• Desk top study – sources of information
• Local knowledge
• RICS and other guidance

The inspection

• Safety
• Site notes and modern technology
• Methodology

The report

• Format
• Standard paragraphs
• Further investigations
• Party walls
• Energy issues

Condition ratings

• New RICS building survey service
• Using a protocol
• Services and other issues that kill
• ‘Benchmark standards’ such as Building Regulations and other industry guidance

Building pathology, common defects and their remedial works

• Performance of different materials
• Walls – ‘load paths’, cracks, bulges, slenderness ratio, rubble walls, trees and drains
• Roof structures – traditional and modern
• Floors – movement, timber defects
• Windows – traditional and modern

Group case studies

• Movement in foundations?
• Movement in roof structure?
• Movement in walls