Yongin City "Providing Free Housing Safety Inspections"

Inspection Targets Expanded to All Small-Scale Houses
Checking Tilt, Cracks, Strength, and Rebar Placement

Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province will conduct free safety inspections for small-scale houses focusing on tilting, cracks, and other issues.

On the 4th, Yongin City announced that it will start the "Our Home Sturdy Management Support Project," which expands the free safety inspections for small-scale aging houses that it first implemented as a local government in 2023.

This project provides free detailed structural safety diagnoses to verify the safety of old and aging small-scale houses.

The city has significantly expanded the inspection targets this year. Until last year, free safety inspections were only supported for small-scale houses such as multi-family, row houses, and detached houses subject to building permits under the Building Act, which are two stories or less, have a total floor area of 1,000㎡ or less, and are over 30 years old since approval for use. However, from this year, the target has been expanded to include all small-scale houses.

The diagnosis includes checking the building’s tilt, cracks, concrete strength, and the condition of rebar placement. Experts, including staff from the city’s Building Safety Center, visit the site and conduct detailed inspections using specialized equipment and programs based on structural design documents. The diagnosis uses professional equipment such as structural analysis programs, the Schmidt hammer for measuring concrete compressive strength, the theodolite for measuring tilt deformation, rebar detectors, and crack width gauges.

The city plans to provide opinions on safety vulnerabilities based on the inspection results and guide repair, reinforcement, and maintenance methods for risk factors.

Owners or managers of small-scale houses who wish to apply can check the details on the city website’s notices and announcements section, prepare the required documents, and submit them by visiting the city hall’s Architecture Division or via email.

A city official said, "We have expanded the support scope to all small-scale houses to eliminate blind spots in safety management," adding, "We will work harder on building safety management to provide citizens with a safe and secure living environment."

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