Surveying and Maintaining Buildings

Surveying and Maintaining Buildings
(BSU5SMB)
Student:
Property address
Town: Clapton District, North East London.
Country: England
Property Description Mansionnatte
Word Count
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Contents
A. Introduction to the report......................................................................................................... 3
Property history............................................................................................................................... 3
Property elements........................................................................................................................... 3
B. About the inspection..................................................................................................................... 4
C. Summary of the condition ratings............................................................................................. 6
Condition rating 3........................................................................................................................... 6
Condition rating 2........................................................................................................................... 6
Condition rating 1........................................................................................................................... 7
D. About the property........................................................................................................................ 8
Accommodation.............................................................................................................................. 8
Construction..................................................................................................................................... 8
Mains services................................................................................................................................. 8
Central Heating............................................................................................................................... 9
E. Outside the property................................................................................................................... 10
Explanation (Outside)................................................................................................................. 11
Element 1................................................................................................................................... 11
F. Inside the property.................................................................................................................. 12
Explanation (Inside)............................................................................................................... 13
J. Risks................................................................................................................................................. 14
REFERENCES.................................................................................................................................. 15
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A. Introduction to the report
This report is based on the information gathered on a building to be purchased by a
client. The information was gathered on a thorough inspection of the building and a
report documented. Photos of the property were taken and sketches developed on its
defects (Douglas and Ransomm, 2013).
The report has been prepared in accordance with the RICS conditions report. The
RICS report gives guidance on the areas to be inspected and the ratings to be given on
the defects on the building.
The report is aimed at informing the client on any defects that need critical attention,
the condition of the property as at inspection date, the defects that may compromise
safety and any things that require further investigations to prevent additional damage.
The report provides an independent view of the condition of the property at the time
of inspection (Esteya and Ruiz, 2013).
Property history
The property I inspected is a mansionnette located in Clapton district in North East
London. It was built in May 2010 by Wells real estate developers on a 1/8 acre land.
The building was named Wells II after the developing company’s name.
Property elements
The property is eight and half years old, painted in a mixture of beautiful white and
cream colors on the outlook (Che-Ani and Abdullah, 2010). The main elements of the
property are the French doors, the windows, skylight, pillars, stone walls, board
ceiling, L shaped staircase and metal staircase grills.
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Photo of the inspected Mansion.
B. About the inspection
Date of inspection
The inspection on the Mansionnette was done on 17th May 2019 and its report
documented on 3rd June 2019.
Weather conditions at the time of the inspection
The inspection was done on a bright sunny day with a little wind.
The status of the property when inspected:
Inspection was carried out on the interior and exterior of the building, I did not open
any fabric during the inspection. Floorboards, carpets and any other coverings were
not taken up, even furniture and all the equipment in the house were not moved during
the inspection (Ionnidis and Likothanassis, 2014, p.3417-3419).
The inspection was done using a torch, ladder and binoculars to access and view all
parts of the building. The parts of the building inspected are the floor, walls, ceiling,
windows, doors and kitchen. The exterior inspection was done on the permanent
outbuildings, fences and boundary walls (Nakashima and Weitzmann, 2014, p.259-
264).
The property was found to be in good state except for parts of the interior and exterior
wall and part of the ceiling. There was a crack between the ground and first floor in
the exterior side of the mansion shown below:
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