Detailed building condition assessments to understand the current condition and future maintenance requirements of your commercial property assets.
Our building condition survey reports provide you with an understanding of the construction details of your property and its condition, including the presence of any defects. We have a reputation in the industry for providing impartial advice and writing succinct and understandable technical reports.
Calling on our technical building pathology and performance knowledge, we can make recommendations on repair, replacement, demolition or monitoring of building elements as availability of funds dictates, to help you effectively manage expenditure and risk.
Experts in building pathology
Buildings, together with their contents, make up a complex assembly of materials and components. These all need to function to an acceptable standard to protect occupiers and the owners' investment. Over time, a building’s condition can be influenced by changes in use and function, or damage during sudden events. Our Chartered and Registered Building Surveyors are trained to consider all possibilities before embarking on building condition assessment work, and can help by diagnosing a building's condition, its defects and any resultant damage.
We understand what's required to maintain a building over its life and can advise on maintenance needs and demands. We know what it takes to repair buildings, so we’re in a strong position to outline the potential risks associated with the cause and effect of defects, and prioritise the timing of repairs or replacements. We also understand building code requirements and can investigate shortfalls and advise on compliance with the Building Act.
Our Building Surveyors are well versed in the:
- Legal and technical requirements of property asset ownership
- Typical life cycles of each building element
- Specific location and use factors that may influence a building element’s performance over a given period.
In capturing both the present-day condition of the property and the ongoing maintenance requirements over the reporting period, we review:
- Asset plans
- Test certificates and warranties of specified systems
- Specialist reports (asbestos etc)
- Existing plans
- Health and safety plans
- Fire engineering reports.
If you own, or are a tenant of, multiple properties then a stock condition survey will enable you to understand the condition of your portfolio of properties
What you can expect from our building condition surveys
By choosing Prendos for your building condition surveys, you’ll be working with professionals with the technical skills and commercial market awareness to help you achieve your goals. We will:
- Understand the needs of your organisation as well as the commercial environment you trade in
- Provide relevant advice tailored to your individual needs
- Offer independent expert advice for all building types and market sectors anywhere in New Zealand
- Assist you with the appointment of third-party consultants – typically, we use mechanical, electrical and vertical services, structural, cost and fire engineering consultants
- Help you make informed decisions acquiring, developing, refurbishing, occupying or disposing of commercial property.
