Structural Inspections
Subsidence
BDS provide subsidence reports for house holders, insurance companies, home buyers, estates managers, vendors or lenders. Our expertise diagnoses whether Or Not a structure has evidence of subsidence such as:
TREE SUBSIDENCE, MINING SUBSIDENCE, DRAIN SUBSIDENCE, SLAB OR FOUNDATION CONSOLIDATION SUBSIDENCE, OR SHRINKABLE SOIL SUBSIDENCE
Chimney Supports
BDS can provide either calculations for chimney breast removals or inspections of existing chimney supports.
The inspections can satisfy lenders and insurers. During exchange of a property or asset, inspection reports advise property buyers, property vendors, asset managers and estates managers.
Foundation Inspections
BDS provide inspections of existing foundations to assess their condition and bearing capacity and to identify the type of soil that the foundation has been built off. This is commonly known as a “Trial pit inspection” and is required when building near or onto existing foundations.
Historical
BDS can provide either calculations for chimney breast removals or inspections of existing chimney supports.
The inspections can satisfy lenders and insurers. During exchange of a property or asset, inspection reports advise property buyers, property vendors, asset managers and estates managers.
Levit Cartwrights and Non-Traditional Housing
BDS are experts in providing endoscope surveys for Levitt Cart right housing which are a type of non traditional housing indigenous to post war Leeds. Notwithstanding, BDS can provide intrusive or non intrusive structural inspections and reports for Lenders and insurers on a wide range of traditional housing either currently owned or previously owned and managed by the Local authority. We have provided structural inspections and structural reports for AIREYS, WIMPEY NO FINES, BISF, SPOONER, HOWARD, LAING EASI FORM AND PRC Non – traditional housing.
Roof Surveys
BDS can perform roof inspections and organise safe access for the provision of assessing spare capacity in existing building structures for supporting additional weight from solar panels and services or changing roof construction. Part of the assessment considers wind loading to BS – EN –1991 – 1 – 4 and snow loading to BS – EN – 1991 – 1 – 3.
Site Inspections
BDS can perform site inspections on newly installed construction work and offer constructive guidance and advice to construction contractors, developers and Project Managers. BDS can offer construction solutions on challenging or restricted sites which will assist contractors with programme and logistics.
Underground Wells
BDS can provide well inspections and offer capping or restoration solutions as well as condition surveys and reports.
Underpinning
Sometimes existing foundations are built on weak soil or damaged by subsidence. In this instance underpinning is required to support the building onto the correct soil or rock formation. This can be done with:
TRADITIONAL MASS CONCRETE UNDERPINNING, PILED UNDERPINNING, GROUND STABILISATION WITH INJECTED GROUT OR GEO POLYMER.
BDS provide a full underpinning design and inspection service and can procure underpinning contractors to perform the installation. BDS produce drawings, calculations and underpinning schedules for this service. BDS may require a Geotechnical Investigation.
Wall Bowing
This occurs from loss of lateral restraint between a masonry wall and structural members or restraints such as: purlins, joists, beams, slabs, piers and wall ties. Bowing is irreversible and requires inspection and repair in order to discharge a condition of lending from a bank to complete a property sale. Often a Chartered Engineer is required to issue rectification details for inspection after installation.
