Condition surveys and testing
What it is
Visual and tactile condition survey at height
Who carries it out
IRATA trained rope access building surveyors and civil engineers
Availability
Surveying departments operate seven days a week
You receive
Clear, concise reports illustrated with high definition photography
The service
Information you can act on
Our survey and inspection services provide detailed information that is actionable: enough to identify, prevent and remediate the defects that cause building maintenance issues.
The effectiveness of any survey hinges on the knowledge and experience of the inspectors undertaking it. All of our building inspection services are carried out by a specialist team of IRATA trained rope access building surveyors and civil engineers.
We understand the pressure clients face when building defects need solving, which is why our surveying departments operate seven days a week and work around your operations rather than the other way round.
Reports that arrive in time to act on
All of our reports are clear, concise and illustrated with high definition photography. We pride ourselves on responsiveness and on quick turnaround of reporting and deliverables, so clients receive the right information with enough time to action remedial work.
Where a survey identifies work that needs doing, the relevant Vertex division can carry it out. See high-level building maintenance for defect remediation, building maintenance and facilities management.
Why on ropes
Why surveys work better on ropes
An exemplary safety record
No RIDDOR reportable occurrences since the company was founded.
Safer than the alternatives
Industrial rope access has the best safety record of any working at height method, including scaffolding and ladder access.
Rapid to set up
Quick deployment and an eminently flexible method of working, with low impact on the fabric of the building.
Significantly lower cost
More cost effective than traditional access, with much less disruption to buildings and operations.
Scope
What we survey and test
Condition surveys through to specific structural testing. If what you need is not listed, it is worth asking.
Building condition
Structural surveys
Defect inspections
Building pathology
Window inspections
Render surveys
Roof surveys: traditional slate, flat, metal and EPDM
Testing and sampling
Concrete and masonry testing: Schmidt hammer rebound testing, covermeter
Bolt and anchor testing: EN795 pull test, eye bolts, glass and panel fixings
Wall tie investigations
Sampling: core, cladding, insulation and roof buildup
Steel, aluminium and cast iron inspection
Dimensional surveys: line, level and verticality
Paint and condition monitoring
Thermal imaging
Water and infrastructure
Water ingress assessments and leak investigations
STE/04 detailed and visual examination for bridges, culverts and retaining walls
STE/07 shallow water examinations
Urgent and assurance
Make safe surveys
Storm damage assessment
Emergency works: safety removal of dangerous high level items
Quality assurance inspections of works undertaken by other rope access contractors
Vertex Air
Drones find it.
Ropes confirm it.
All of our survey and inspection work is supported by our aerial surveying division, Vertex Air.
Drones are used to pinpoint the building defects that need high level inspection, so qualified building surveyors only rope down to what actually matters. For many clients that combination yields substantial savings against surveying an entire elevation on ropes.
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Related services
What usually follows a survey
High level building maintenance
Defect remediation, building maintenance and facilities management, carried out by the team that found the defect.
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Curtain wall repairs
Repair and replacement of failed curtain walling, seals and glazing units.
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Heritage and conservation
Stonework, pointing and fabric repairs on churches and listed buildings.
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Common questions
Before you enquire
Anything else you'd like to know? Our team is happy to talk it through.