7 Purposes Of Building Surveys

Buildings are constructed and renovated all the time every day, in all parts of the world.  Buildings have a life period, and then they start to dilapidate, grow old, or just fall down.  A chartered building survey provides an opportunity for the surveyor to fulfill two useful functions.  Probably the most important purpose is to see if the building is even worth buying, renovating, or just needs to be demolished.  Next, it's important that we create dependable, useful, and efficent buildings for us to use.  There are many instances where you will need a building survey done, but in this example, we are going to focus on someone that is looking to purchase a certain building.  Let's evaluate what you can expect to find once you've ordered your building survey package. 1)  Acquisition Survey:  This survey lives up to it's name because this survey will actually inform you if you will even want to pursue the project.  Chartered Building Surveys include acquisition surveys to give the potential buyer detailed knowledge of the building including its construction, condition, life expectancy, potential repair and maintenance issues. This survey also takes into account the amount of money that is going to be needed to bring the property up to par. 2)  Schedule of Condition:  This survey is generally one of the first surveys to be done from your survey package. This survey describes the condition of the building, and the costs associated with preservation, and whether or not you want to continue with the remainder of the project.3)  Building Survey:  Once you’ve decided you would like to purchase the building, you will want to order a building survey.  A building survey is a wide-ranging inspection of a property.   In this example, we've decided to use the survey to purchase the building.  It could be prepared for older properties, renovated or altered properties, or even for buildings constructed in an unusual way.  A Chartered Building Survey package will take into account every aspect of your property.4)  Measured Survey is where we get involved with measuring the overall dimensions of your building.  These dimensions can be compared to the blueprint, or floor plans of the building project.  Todays latest techniques will allow you to use this survey at the completion of the project as well.5)  Structural Survey:  A full structural survey is the most comprehensive type of chartered building surveys.  A firm of structural engineers will carry out a detailed structural survey of the property from top to bottom.   This will help to know what kind of materials are going to be needed, what condition the roof is in, how solid the foundation is, as well as any problems in the walls. 5)  Planned Maintenance:  is where the building survey team will use an expert to come in and make sure that the complete job is going as planned.  There job is to avoid any unscheduled breakdown and downtime.7)  Building Insurance Matters:  should be considered not only to assess the cost of premises in the event of total destruction, but should also include a comprehensive insurance plan to cover all of the building surveyors, quantity surveyors, and inspectors.Chartered Building Surveys