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Pre-works condition visual inspection

Walk the accessible areas before refurbishment begins. Film each existing visible mark in its zone context so the later team can locate and compare it.

Hold to record. Keep holding while you film and speak; release to save the clip and its transcribed answer.

Four 9:16 example clips generated in Google Flow. Fictional inspection; no customer site is shown.

Walk Cam recording Open area and access: the REC badge, guided instruction, held record control and example observation appearing word by word

App-style example using Google Flow footage. The animated recording interface and gradually appearing words are scripted; no real inspection or live transcription took place.

What can a pre-works condition visual inspection record?

Record the property reference, visit date, access limits and planned work area. Start with a wide zone view; keep each close-up tied to a fixed feature and a spoken location. The four AI clips illustrate separate zones, not a continuous camera walk. This is a video record of accessible visible condition. It is not a formal agreed schedule of condition, structural diagnosis or proof of when a mark arose. Where a lease or contract requires a schedule, agree its author, scope and status separately.

Last updated . Facts checked on 9 October 2026 against RICS · Code for leasing business premises, England and Wales and RICS · An A-Z of inspection for APC.

A completed visual example

See the footage
in the report.

The six-page sample contains four inspection points, twelve footage stills, scripted observations and follow-up actions. The preview shows the first visual-evidence page.

Fictional sample. Footage was generated in Flow and observations are scripted; pages 3–4 contain still frames from all four clips.

Visual evidence page from the Pre-works condition visual inspection report, with footage stills and observationsVisual evidence · page 3 of 6 ↗

The guided route

Start wide. Then show the detail.

Record the property reference, visit date, access limits and planned work area. Start with a wide zone view; keep each close-up tied to a fixed feature and a spoken location. The four AI clips illustrate separate zones, not a continuous camera walk.

01

Open area and access

Film from the doorway through the accessible area, showing walls, exposed ceiling and floor before closing in on any detail.

Example observation
“An unfinished open area is shown from its entrance, with exposed ceiling services and floor in view.”
Scripted example, not a real finding.
02

Office wall beside the window

Start with the window and surrounding wall, then move close to the visible line without interpreting its cause.

Example observation
“A branching crack-like line is visible beside the window in a separate example office zone; its depth and cause are unknown.”
Scripted example, not a real finding.
03

Floor surface and skirting

Sweep the accessible floor edge and skirting with enough wider context to locate surface marks.

Example observation
“A grey floor with surface marks and skirting along a separate example room wall is visible.”
Scripted example, not a real finding.
04

Doorway and external threshold

Show the door frame and accessible threshold from a safe position, including adjacent paving.

Example observation
“The entrance frame has visible scuffs and the adjacent threshold and paving are recorded.”
Scripted example, not a real finding.

How to use the record

Make the visual evidence useful.

Identify the visit

Record the asset or site, visit stage, date and inspector. Keep each clip attached to its point and note anything inaccessible.

Describe, then escalate

Say what the camera shows and where it is. Record the next action without guessing the cause or declaring a specialist result from video.

Inspection scope

This is a video record of accessible visible condition. It is not a formal agreed schedule of condition, structural diagnosis or proof of when a mark arose. Where a lease or contract requires a schedule, agree its author, scope and status separately.

Questions, answered

Pre-works condition visual inspection FAQs

Does this replace a schedule of condition?

No. It is a supporting visual record. A formal or agreed schedule may need a defined scope, author, date and acceptance under the relevant lease or contract.

Can the video show when damage happened?

No. Compare reliable dated records and other evidence; a single clip cannot establish causation or timing.

How should inaccessible areas be handled?

Name them in the report and do not imply the camera inspected them.

What is in the sample report?

A fictional six-page visual report with four point records, twelve stills from the clips, observations, follow-up and scope limits.

Sources and review

Guidance checked 9 October 2026. The four-point route is a SiteSurvey example, not a method prescribed by these sources.

  1. RICS · Code for leasing business premises, England and Wales ↗

    Explains that a lease schedule of condition may contain written descriptions or photographs and should be prepared and agreed before the lease where required.

  2. RICS · An A-Z of inspection for APC ↗

    Explains the separate professional scope of schedules of condition and why an inspection must identify inaccessible areas and limits.

Search research: Keywords Everywhere estimated 720 UK monthly searches for “schedule of condition” when checked 9 October 2026. This broader query often seeks a formal schedule or template. Demand for a video-led pre-works record specifically is unverified. This is not a traffic or conversion forecast.

SiteSurvey Walk Cam explains the product capability. The clips are AI-generated examples.

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