BSS N5 building regulations and construction practice

Building regulations and building construction practice

Regulations exist to ensure that buildings are designed and constructed in accordance with the building regulations a

Building codes

regulations governing the design, construction, alteration and maintenance of structures

Building surveys

In-depth inspection and investigation of a building and the services of a property

Most common purpose of a building survey

-documenting present conditions of a property

-identifying issues that need attention to prevent serious damage

-presenting recommendations for conversation and maintainance

-identifying causes of past and/or ongoing deterioration

Building survey equipment

-clipboard

-paper

-pens and pencils

-tape measured

Procedure for surveying new and existing buildings

-walk about the property

-divide building into sections and fought a draw each section to a scale large enough to add dimensions

-measure building one section one a time

-start measuring from one corner of the room proceed in clockwise or anti-clockwise direction

-measure diagonally across the room to verify whether walls are parallel

-take running measures

-measure a point from one corner on a wall

-measure thickness of the floor above