Earthquake assessment reports with vast experience across the Canterbury region during the earthquakes.
Repair strategies and inspections of all Commercial and residential properties, and buildings of all types of construction.
Offers a wide range of reports available on request.
Consisting of:
A weather tightness inspection can establish the condition of your cladding, and likelihood of any leaks that may damage the structure of your building.
Checking for potential flaws will let you repair the problem before it’s too late.
NZCC Advanced, DIP. Building Surveying
Home owners were stuck, unsure of how to get a code of compliance.
The subject building was constructed in 1993 under 2 building consents. Unfortunately sign off was never requested and both building consents remained open. This is a real problem when change of ownership arises or when trying to sell the property, as my client found out. Representatives of the current owners approached the local council for a final inspection and ultimately the code compliance certificates. After a final inspection was held the council deemed that they were unable to issue the building with a code compliance certificates. This was due to faults in the building, a lack of documentation and the age of the building.
At this stage the owners were stuck, not knowing what to do, who to talk to and how to make their building, code compliant.
After dealings with several other Building Surveying firms, the current owners contacted Burford Building Consultancy Ltd. We worked together to make the required repairs, we got the right people in to engineer and complete work and we compiled the paper work necessary to satisfy the local council. After a follow-up final inspection just 1 year after the failed inspection, the owners, with my advice guidance and support, obtain the Code Compliance Certificate so desperately needed.
The subject of case study 2 is a building that was subject to earthquake repairs. Unfortunately, the plaster system was identified as having an asbestos content so for the purpose of health and safety the building had to be re-clad. A plaster finish over a light weight concrete panel was chosen.
I worked in with, and assisted, the building firm selected by EQC for the planning and construction phase of the building work. I acted as technical advisor, council liason through the process and made appropriate applications. There were several design difficulties to hurdle, and amendments to design features onsite that needed my attention.
One of the design difficulties arose when the decision was made to retain the existing windows. We had to work around this and provide the suitable alternative flashing details to the city council for approval. Also, aspects of the cladding around the kitchen box window caused difficulties and onsite approvals were required. Along with this follow-up paperwork was supplied to allow the building work to progress to the next stage in the construction.
Code Compliance Certificate was issued for the building work shortly after completion, and although the building looks similar, it is considerably safer to be around. The finished product will provide many more years of service to the owner and future owners in years to come.