An audit answers a specific question: is this building safe for what it is being asked to do, and what does it need? That question comes up when someone wants to add a floor, change the use, buy the property, or when cracks appear and nobody can say whether they matter.
We inspect the structure, assess its condition against what it was designed for and what it is now carrying, and set out the findings in plain language with a prioritised list of what to do.
Renovation work follows the same logic. Before you upgrade a building, you establish what you are upgrading.
Findings you can act on.
- A visual and, where required, instrumented condition survey
- Assessment of the structure against its current and intended use
- Findings classified by severity, with what is urgent separated from what can wait
- A prioritised remedial schedule with indicative costs
- A written report you can give to a bank, a buyer, a tenant or an insurer
- Design of remedial or upgrade works where they are needed
You probably recognise one of these.
- Cracks, sagging, damp or movement you cannot explain
- You want to add floors or change what the building is used for
- You are buying a property and want to know what you are buying
- Walls or columns were removed by a previous owner
- The building was put up without professional supervision
Site visit first. Some buildings are clearly fine, and the honest answer is a short report saying so. Where deeper investigation is needed, we tell you what it costs and why before doing it.
We do not find work that is not there. A consultant who never reports a clean bill of health is telling you something about their incentives, not about your building.
Worried about a building you already own?
Tell us what you are seeing. If it turns out to be cosmetic, we will say so.