Training

Gary Reynolds at The Reynolds Partnership has designed and presented training events and courses in many and varied topics and locations at universities, professional practices, at the workplace and at many lecture auditoria on subjects including:

Practical building surveying to complete a Full Building Survey (formally called a Full Structural Survey) and presenting the evidence to the client:

The investigation;

The methodology;

The knowledge required;

The detection;

The attention to detail;

The tools required;

and even The attitude required;

The report

Building Services relating to the various types of survey, from the Homebuyer and Home Condition Reports to the Full Building Survey including:

Electrical;

Gas and Oil;

Heating;

Plumbing;

Drainage

The Construction of Property and Construction Techniques in theory and practice including:

Roofs;

Walls;

Floors;

Foundations;

Windows and doors;

Timber frame property;

System building;

Ageing property;

Typical defects in property

Site notes (Recording the detail of an inspection)

Their importance;

The practicality;

The content;

Elemental Type, Age, Location, Condition;

Completeness;

Legibility;

Legal issues;

The complete Home Condition Report including:

Assessment and the VRQ (Vocationally Related Qualification);

Undertaking the inspection, in theory and practice;

What's included and what is not included;

Condition ratings;

Insurance reinstatement;

The desk top study;

The environmental study;

Health and safety;

Energy assessment

Domestic energy assessment

The theory;

The inspection;

The Construction of property;

Record taking and Data collection;

Measuring property;

Software analysis;

The benefits and disadvantages of possible energy saving recommendations;

The domestic energy assessor qualification

Damp in domestic buildings

Cause and effect;

Investigation and assessment;

Equipment required and how it can be used;

The Science

Timber defects in property

Cause and effect;

Investigation and assessment;

Equipment required and how it can be used;

The Science

Structural movement

Cause and effect;

Investigation and assessment;

Equipment required and how it can be used;

The Science

Law Relating to Property

Ownership;

Conveyancing;

Rights of way;

Easements;

Wayleave;

Licences

Covenants;

Searches;

Taxes

Environmental Matters

Environmental reports and sources;

History;

Land instability;

Natural perils;

Telecommunications;

Electric and magnetic fields;

Practical assessment

The list continues!!!