CE5122 - Building Maintenance and Management - Kingston University London

Learning Outcomes:

Undertake a building survey and propose repair, refurbishment and re-use solution to match the client's
Investigate and diagnose building defects; and establish a building's overall state of repair and prepare schedules of condition and dilapidations

Understand and apply the fundamentals of building control legislation;

Appraise the condition, form and function of buildings in relation to their setting using a variety of building appraisal techniques;

ASSIGNMENT TASK:
You are required to carry out a condition survey of a residential dwelling located within London and its environs built within the last century worthy of being surveyed.

Coverage

The exercise should cover the following, as a minimum and a guide only:
• Internal and external surveys with a comprehensive list of necessary repairs specified and justified.
• The condition should be rated along with the priority of repairs as recommended.
• The necessary repairs should be costed using appropriate tools/sources.
• Suggest sustainable improvements and ability to extend and/or refurbish.
• Please include annotated photographs and sketches.

Your survey is to be written up in accordance with the RICS guidance on Condition Surveys. The word count for this report is 3000 words.