COMPLETE SURVEY OF BUILDINGS

For building owners and managers who want to define the overall condition of a building envelope

• Roofs
• Walls
• Windows and curtain walls
• Structure
• Other components

A general visual inspection/expertise of the building envelope is essential for any building owners an managers who look to preserve their assets over time.

We suggest to perform the followings steps :

•  Collect technical data (date of construction, recurrent issues/damages observed, available documentation) from the building owner/manager
• Identify apparent damages to the components (often related to poor through-wall flashing, faulty water drainage design, inadequate maintenance repair over years, etc.)
•  Perform a complete building inspection
•  Identify, quantify and evaluate the condition of all the building envelope components, such as:
  • Siding :
  • Masonry/concrete/stone/wood/metal, etc.
  • Curtain wall and windows, openings
    Roof and equipments

•  Perform additional inspection methods to validate observations, such as :
  • Exploratory cuts
  • Thermography
  • Water tests
  • Lab analysis
  • Excavation
  • Input from our engineers or architects partners

   

•  Produce a complete technical report summarizing collected observations/data during building inspection, including the following
  • Description of the premises
  • Observations and photos
  • Any relevant sketch for a better comprehension
  • Detailed 11” x17” plans of the area studied (roof plan, facade plan, elevation, etc.)
  • Analysis, discussion
  • Life expectancy of components
  • Complete technical recommendation for short to long term solutions
  • Budgetary evaluation of the recommended work