Half A (roughly 1000 phrases)
(50 marks)
You have got been appointed the constructing surveyor for a proposed dwelling addition. The present dwelling is a brick veneer home with platform flooring (i.e. timber bearers and joist). The builder proposes to make use of slab on floor footings for the proposed addition. Out of your data of the world you understand that the location is Class M (categorized in accordance with AS2870 – Residential slabs and footings).
Throughout the preliminary web site inspection you observe the next:
• A really massive wholesome trying tree on the rear of the property very near the dwelling (the tree shouldn’t be in the best way of the addition.)
• Giant cracks have shaped in quite a lot of places throughout the brickwork above the openings of the doorways and home windows. Some are massive sufficient so that you can match the tip of your index finger.
• The addition would require the removing of a load bearing wall.
• There’s a toilet with a bathe adjoining the exterior wall that’s to stay. Whenever you examine the lavatory you observe a small quantity of mould (massive sufficient so that you can see) within the toilet the place the skirting tiles meet the architrave beside the door.
• As you examine the exterior perimeter you’ll be able to odor a musty odour simply the place the bathe is positioned. Throughout an inspection of the subfloor space you observe the subfloor soil may be very damp.
• You additionally observe a pier at a slight angle. From the plans it seems that this pier might be retained after the brand new addition has been constructed.
Work to be submitted.
You might be required to checklist your solutions to the next questions (chances are you’ll tabulate) – then write a brief report within the applicable format (i.e. introduction, physique, conclusion and advice) for the property proprietor.
In your report make sure that you clarify:
a. The potential issues related to two completely different footing programs for this specific web site (embrace points corresponding to termite safety).
b. Your suggestions to keep away from such potential faults.
c. Establish the faults within the present constructing.
d. Potential causes of the faults within the present constructing.
e. How the faults will be rectified.
Embody sketches (freehand drawings) in your report to help along with your clarification.
Half B
(30 marks)
Query 1 (roughly 500 phrases)
Analysis the necessities of the BCA (NCC) Half three.eight.1 Moist Areas and AS3740 Waterproofing of Moist Areas.
Examine and report on a system of waterproofing of your selecting. Your investigation may embrace such programs as Wetseal, April Showers, Showerseal and so forth. Initially it’s best to analysis related proprietary waterproofing programs obtainable in your area.
Choose a system that you simply suppose is most fitted for the waterproofing of the moist areas, (loos and laundry), of a single storey brick veneer dwelling.
Work to be submitted
Submit a brief report of your chosen proprietary system, outlining the next:
1. Why it’s most fitted for platform ground building in brick veneer dwellings.
2. Underneath what circumstances the waterproofing system may probably fail.
three. What you’d search for throughout an inspection of a waterproofing / moist space set up.
four. Claimed benefits of the system.
5. Element drawings of moist space set up for this growth (i.e. brick veneer) – which means you adapt the usual producers particulars to go well with this growth (i.e. the bathe is subsequent to the exterior wall). Embody a bit by way of the bathe wall, ground waste and hob. Additionally embrace a element the place a hob shouldn’t be adopted.
6. Enclose proprietary particulars (brochures) as an ‘appendix’ along with your submission.
Query 2 (roughly 500 phrases)
(20 marks)
The prevalence of yard salt water swimming pools has created some concern relating to the deterioration of constructing supplies, particularly metallic and brick work.
For this exercise, your activity is to evaluate the vary of points that have an effect on any brickwork and metallic inside shut proximity to a salt water pool. The difficulty might be way more widespread than you might have thought.
Work to be submitted
Submit a written report within the applicable format (i.e. introduction, physique, conclusion and advice) detailing the consequences that salt water has on each brickwork and metallic.
