Field methods · illustrated

Read the building. Record the evidence.

Inspection methods with photographs from real jobs, and the limits stated.

Roofs and insulation

Inspect eaves and roof spaces

Connect the room, ceiling, roof void and outside eaves; prepare a regulatory evidence note and practise a moisture enquiry.

01 · Field method · 6 minWorking guide

Survey archive photograph · Image notes

Roofs and rainwater

Inspect roofs and follow rainwater

Build a located roof and water-route record, practise proportionate wording and use the two-page inspection checklist.

02 · Field method · 6 minWorking guide

Survey archive photograph · Image notes

Inspection and evidence

From finding to evidence

A common method for asking the right question, recording observations and deciding what happens next.

03 · Field method · 7 minWorking guide

Survey archive photograph · Image notes

Structure and movement

Inspecting and recording movement

Build an overview, route and point photograph set; practise reading a real image and keep crack and level records distinct.

04 · Field method · 6 minWorking guide

Survey archive photograph · Image notes