Our technicians have performed hundreds of building envelope surveys and thousands of leak investigations for property owners throughout the Pacific Northwest. Through the years we’ve found a variety of hidden issues early on that could have turned into costly or even a significant failure if not addressed.
We partner with the leading building envelope consultants (Engineers and Architects) to provide a targeted or full exterior building assessment. Our experience is that a hands-on examination and survey of exterior building systems and components is required to provide the Owner with an accurate and comprehensive analysis compared to a typical ground level maintenance inspection. To attain this high level of analysis requires a strong working knowledge of building envelopes as well as the safety expertise to operate vertical access equipment.
A typical building envelope analysis may include the following:
- Coordination and notification of access to Owners/Tenants
- Multiple variations of vertical access equipment; swing-stage, rope access, aerial lift
- Inspection of exterior cladding systems
- Inspection of existing sealants
- Inspections of deck and deck interfaces/transitions
- Inspection of windows and doors; visual and performance testing (structural, water, air)
- Inspection of various penetrations and appurtenances through the building envelope
- Visual inspection of roof components, membranes, and flashings
- Inspection of concrete portions of the structure including garage areas
- Upon Owner’s request, provide a separate proposal to perform repairs identified in survey
Deferred maintenance can progress into full building envelope failures if not identified in a timely manner. An awareness of these deficiencies and timely corrective repairs can safe the Owner from very costly repair down the road.