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Technical Manual

Part 1

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Contents
Part 1 – General Information
Welcome to Checkmate
About us
Our partners and how we operate
Our audit & inspection process
Part 2 – Checkmate Requirements
Checkmate requirements
Low & zero carbon housing
Security
Establishing fitness of materials & workmanship
Designs & construction methods not meeting the requirements
The Party Wall Act 1996
Part 3 – Checkmate On Site
Risk management & inspections
Site and construction overview – check lists 1-8
Part 4 – Foundation
Site investigation
Foundations (Strip/Mass fill, Raft, Piled & Vibratory ground improvement)
Building close to trees
Drainage (Foul, Storm & Sub soil)
Basements
Part 5 – Substructure & Ground floors
Walls
DPC & DPM
Ground bearing Concrete
Pre-Cast beam & block
Floor insulation
Suspended Concrete
Suspended timber
Part 6 – Superstructure
General
Materials
External walls (Masonry/chimney, fireplace & flues/parapets/natural stone)
Thermal insulation and windows/doors
External walls (timber frame)
External walls (steel frame)
External walls (Render/cladding & Curtain walls)
Upper floors (Timber & concrete)
Sound Insulation
Part 7 – Internal works
Floors (Fire stopping/insulation/screeds & flexible floor coverings)
Walls (Timber partitions/metal stud systems/finishes, dry lining & finishes)
Ceilings (Plaster boarding & finishes)
Carpentry (Skirting/architraves & other finishes)
Staircases
Painting & Decoration
Part 8 – Roofs
Pitch roofs
Flat roofs & balconies
Rainwater gutters & downpipes
Part 9 – Services
System Design
Electrical services
Gas services & other fuels
Water supply/Cold water/Hot water services
Space Heating
Soil & waste systems
Ventilation
Part 10 – External works
General
Concrete Mixes
Drives & paths
Retaining walls
Boundary walls
Garages & outbuildings
Security
Part 11 – Conversions
Introduction
Quick assessment
Foundations
Tanking
Damp proofing
Floors
Drainage
Structural repairs
Timber walls
Timber floors
Chimney removal
Sound Insulation
Concrete/Steel Frames
PRC repairs
Roofs
Claddings/Render
Finishes
Part 12 – Appendices
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C

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