Structural Engineers Inspection and Report
from £1500 + Vat
There are a number of reasons to commission a structural survey report or a structural inspection. Be it to satisfy a mortgage application condition, or to reassure yourself of the structural integrity of a property, you can be sure our expertise will be of value to you.
If you are selling or buying a building we can help you with a variety of structural inspections, reports and appraisals so that you can better manage and understand probably your biggest asset. Sometimes a Valuer Surveyor will recommend that a Structural Report is required from a Structural Engineer (MICE, FICE, MIStructE, FIStructE) or a Chartered Building Surveyor (MRICS, FRICS) to comment upon a particular area relating to structural concerns they’ve raised before the valuation can be completed.
Often requested post valuation by a lender to advise about the cause and possible correction of structural damage/movement, a structural report is a record of the structural condition of a property at a moment in time. This record concentrates on the main structural elements of roof supports, beams, floor supports, load-bearing walls, columns and foundations.
The purpose of a structural report is to identify any major structural defects, damage or movement. Typical structural defects include:
- Subsidence or settlement of foundations
- Bulging or outward movement of walls
- Defective lintels or beams
- Excessive deflection or movement to roof structure
- Leaning chimney stacks
- Unsupported chimney breast, wall or floor
