Whether it is reactive or proactive, there are a number of reasons an expert building surveyor could be of some help to you. Here are some of the common reasons a surveyor could be required for a comprehensive assessment of your property.
Sulphate attack
Sulphate attack in concrete has been around for a long time and is responsible for deterioration in a wide variety of structures. It can occur either from constituents from within the concrete such as the aggregates or from external sources such as adjacent fill or groundwater.
Professional building surveyors have vast experience in concrete investigations and, in particular, sulphate attack mechanisms and scenarios. These professionals are adept in the recognition of symptoms and managing the necessary remedial works.
Flood risk assessments
Flooding deeply affects the framework of a building long after floodwaters have subsided or receded. In addition, floods could have extensive and hampering effect on the foundation of a building, weakening its structural rigidity.
Imagine the desolation that will run down your mind if anything catastrophic happened to your house, in a scenario of a flood. In order to avoid such a situation, it is better to hire a building surveyor who would perform a comprehensive flood risk assessments of your property, suggesting you remedial measures to maintain the rigidity of your house’s structural framework.
Principal designer
A principal designer is a designer who is an organisation or individual appointed by the client to take control of the pre-inception phase of any project involving more than one contractor.
Principal designers play a prominent role in influencing how risks to health and safety are managed throughout a project. Design decisions made during the pre-construction phase have a significant influence in ensuring the project is delivered in a way that secures the health and safety of everyone affected by the work.
An experienced building surveyor will be able to cast an expert's eye over the building with the possibility that he may pick up things that you have missed.