What this covers
A survey is only useful if it answers the question the client actually has — whether a crack is structural, whether a floor can take a new load, whether a building is safe to occupy through works next door. We scope every survey around that real question, rather than issuing a generic report.
Condition surveys
Full structural condition assessments, identifying defects, their likely cause, and their significance.
Defect diagnosis
Investigation of cracking, movement, dampness and deterioration, distinguishing cosmetic issues from genuine structural risk.
Intrusive investigation
Opening up, trial pits and material testing where a visual inspection alone can't answer the question.
Monitoring
Crack and movement monitoring over time, for buildings where change — not just current condition — is the concern.
Evidence before conclusions
We start every survey by understanding how a building was originally constructed and how it has changed since — because a defect only makes sense in that context. A crack that would be routine settlement in one construction type can be a genuine warning sign in another.
Reports are written to be technically rigorous but genuinely usable: a clear statement of condition, an honest assessment of risk, and remedial recommendations that are proportionate to the actual finding rather than defensively over-specified.
