BENIFITS OF A BUILDING SURVEY
The first step in the remediation of serious building issues, such as a leaky building is to diagnose the causation. Zenith is often preceded by many tradesmen that have failed to rectify the water leaking issues and have just applied a silicone product. It is important to accurately assess the condition of a weathertightness system and determine the water ingress points and pathways through a comprehensive building survey. Building inspection ensures an accurate remedial solution can be recommended to solve the building issues the first time.
Building inspection includes:
- Utilising industrial abseiling to perform external surveys.
- Destructive testing, to inspect the condition of the building envelope cavity.
- AAMA 511 Water Ingress Testing to assess the performance of a facade system and determine the path of water ingress.
Inspection and testing of a building prior to remediation work allows an accurate and thorough report to be developed that pinpoints all the building’s issues and sets out in great detail the existing situation that the building represents. This knowledge complied in the building condition report is then used to develop a detailed scope and specification for the project’s aim.
In many cases, especially for high rise buildings, replacement of the entire cladding is not required or feasible. Documenting the condition of the building allows a specific scope of remedial work to be developed, ensuring time and money is not wasted on remedial work that doesn’t fulfil the project’s aim.
Invasive testing, but removing interior lining to inspect the wall cavity.
Rope access to perform external inspections, AAMA 511 Water Ingress Testing and remedial maintenance work.
Moisture level testing during AAMA 511 Water Ingress Testing.