Typical Life Expectancy of Building Components Element Component Name Typical Life Expectancy (Years) 110 83 81 69 65 73 71 78 90 71 51 45 84 37 26 34 39 35 36 19 36 27 25 64 74 31 37 30 37 38 63 72 48 51 30 40 61 41 21 74 59 64 76 21 15

Substructure Frame

Foundations Steel frame Concrete frame Timber frame Laminated timber frame Space frame Profiled steel and reinforced concrete floor Precast concrete slab Timber joists Softwood decking to timber joists Chipboard decking to timber joists Timber batten on concrete slab raised access floor Timber pitched roof Softwood decking to flat roof Chipboard decking to flat roof Woodwool decking to flat roof Aluminium decking to flat roof Galvanised steel decking to flat roof Insulation to flat roof Bitument felt covering to flat roof Asphalt covering to flat roof PVC covering to flat roof Synthetic rubber (EPDM) covering to flat roof Tile covering to pitched roof Slate covering to pitched roof Thatch covering to pitched roof Aluminium covering to pitched roof Plastic covering to pitched roof Steel covering to pitched roof Composite cladding system Copper sheet covering Lead sheet covering Zinc sheet covering Cast iron gutters and rainwater pipes Plastic gutters and rainwater pipes Aluminium gutters and rainwater pipes Lead box gutters and flashings Zinc box gutters and flashings High performance felt box gutters and flashings Concrete stairs Steel stairs Softwood stairs Hardwood stairs Aluminium stair nosings Plastic stair nosings

Upper Floors

Roof and Rainwater Disposal Installations

Stairs

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Typical Life Expectancy of Building Components Element Component Name Typical Life Expectancy (Years) 86 53 25 35 27 43 27 43 45 30 28 36 50 44 37 50 31 31 29 29 42 33 31 29 18 26 39 37 17 18 20 13 39 20 51 27 24 18 18 55 36

External Walls

Fair-faced brickwork Render to blockwork wall Plastic profiled sheet cladding Steel profiled sheet cladding Glass fibre profiled sheet cladding Aluminium curtain walling Plastic curtain walling Structural glass curtain walling Hung tile cladding Timber weatherboarding Plastic weatherboarding Softwood windows Hardwood windows Aluminium windows uPVC windows Steel windows De-mountable steel partitioning De-mountable aluminium partitioning De-mountable glass reinforced gypsum partitioning De-mountable glass partitioning Internal softwood door Internal ply-flush door Internal hardboard flush door Internal glass door Internal flexible door Roller shutter doors Plasterboard to wall Clay tiling to wall Vinyl sheet floor covering Vinyl tile to floor covering Linoleum floor covering Carpet floor covering Parquet tile floor covering Epoxy resin based floor covering Timber skirting Plastic skirting Suspended ceilings Kitchen wall units Kitchen floor units Cast iron sanitary fittings and soil vent pipes Plastic sanitary fittings and soil vent pipes

Windows

Internal Walls

Internal Doors

Wall finishes

Floor finishes

Ceiling Finishes Fittings

Disposal Installations

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Typical Life Expectancy of Building Components Element Component Name Typical Life Expectancy (Years) 36 38 34 47 20 21 14 29 17 34 30 17 17 15 15 18 17 32 30 29 28 27 16 4 2 30 28 22 33 42 26 22 28 25 37 31 36 30 24

Water Installations

Plastic water storage tank GRP water storage tank uPVC water storage tank Copper pipework Boiler Solid fuel back boiler Major pump Radiators Thermostatic radiator valves Aluminium air-conditioning ductwork Steel air-conditioning ductwork Air-conditioning heater Air-conditioning chiller Air-conditioning pump Air-conditioning fan Heating programme controller/timer Thermostat controls Electric lighting circuits Electric power circuit Fuse box/consumer unit Power outlet socket Light switch Fluorescent luminaire Fluorescent tube Incandescent light bulb Traction drive passenger lift Hydraulic passenger lift Industrial scissor lift Wet riser sprinkler system Dry riser sprinkler system Sprinkler head Timber fence Steel fence Concrete chain and post fence Insitu concrete pathway Concrete paving slab pathway Block paving Concrete surfacing to roadways Macadam surfacing to roadways

Heat Source

Space Heating and Air Treatment

Electrical Installations

Lift Installations

Protective Installations

Site Works

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