Building & Structural Surveys

Building & Structural Surveys

We offer a range of surveys to suit the particular client need which, fundamentally depends on the circumstances. Whether it be pre acquisition of home or commercial property, defect diagnosis, pre lease schedule of condition, litigation or maybe just to take stock of future maintenance liabilities, Jaram Associates have a wealth of experience in countless different scenarios and property types.

Once the scenario of the survey is known the next step that determines the type of survey is the level of detail required. For example the level of detail for most pre-acquisition house surveys is to identify the potential big costs such as signs of subsidence, sulphate attack, rising dampness or roof problems. For many people they are not interested in how many cupboards there are in the kitchen or what sort of heating it has because they probably already know this and don’t need us to tell you that. We can of course adapt surveys to any particular need, bringing in specialists as required.

Commercial surveys often have additional requirements, which examines issues regarding workplace health and safety legislation and accessibility for example but again this can be modified to suit the circumstances or clients requirements.

Despite being able to offer almost any type of survey we also specialise in the following which has come from a wealth of experience in the private and public sector.

• Structural & defect diagnosis
• Sulphate attack

• Damp Surveys

• Subsidence
• Party Wall surveys
• Roof surveys – Using Drone or Access platform

We now offer roof inspection surveys by camera pole, drone or access platform, which is a highly cost effective option in comparison to traditional methods such as use of access platforms or scaffolding. A drone is a remote controlled unmanned aerial vehicle which hovers above the building or structure. This is operated by the surveyor by remote control and can record video and photographs. This can be undertaken as a stand alone service or as part of a survey or project design.