Real survey case study (anonymised)

Mid-terrace survey with cupboard cylinder and electrical pinch points

A compact L25-area terrace where cupboard cylinder size, no spare ways, and floor-plan context all mattered early.

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Property snapshot

Survey record baseline

Property typeEnclosed mid-terrace house, 1 floor, 6 rooms (2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms)

Age bandPre-1900, solid brick construction with suspended timber floor

Cylinder detailCylinder in cupboard, recorded dimensions 724mm x 1830mm x 873mm

ElectricalSingle phase, 100A main fuse, zero spare ways in recorded consumer-unit section

Plan referencePlanUp ID 697329381 with 2 floorplan captures

Survey recordID 1c19ff08-89df-4aab-b55e-0ae22c85f65d (anonymised public write-up)

What made this job notable

Why this compact terrace needed precise detail

Cylinder dimensions had to be explicit because cupboard-fit assumptions can trigger redesign loops on compact properties.
Consumer-unit position was recorded as front-elevation cupboard context on the floorplan, with no spare ways noted in the record.
The current-heating-type field was blank, so the rest of the evidence had to carry the job.

What Vertex captured

What was captured in the report

Plant fit evidence

Cylinder location and dimensions stayed with the room and electrical detail.

Electrical clarity

Consumer-unit position and spare-way status were obvious without digging through attachments.

Floorplan reference

PlanUp-linked floor plans kept the layout tied to the technical notes.

Why structure matters

Tight properties need the constraints up front

On smaller properties, the report has to show fit, electrics, and layout immediately. There is less room for guesswork.

PlanUp reference 697329381 and the two floor-plan captures anchored the report, so office and design teams reviewed the same layout before booking install dates.

Installer takeaway

What the installer got out of it

On compact jobs, the win is fewer assumptions before install day. The team can check fit and electrical limits early instead of sorting them out later.

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Quality check

Why compact homes need the constraints in plain view

Small properties can be harder to plan than larger ones because there is less tolerance for vague assumptions. Cylinder space, cupboard dimensions, electrical headroom, access, and routing all need to be visible early so the installer can decide whether the proposed route is realistic.

Space risk

Cupboard and cylinder evidence mattered because fit issues would be difficult to resolve after the customer had already moved toward install.

Electrical risk

No-spare-way context had to be obvious, not hidden in a note that office or design might miss during review.

The useful handover was the combination of space evidence and electrical evidence. Either one on its own would leave the installer with another call to make before deciding whether the proposed solution could be moved forward with confidence. The report needed to show the limit clearly enough for both sales and design check.