How Do Chartered Building Surveying Services Benefit Property Owners?

Chartered building surveyors are those who offer advice on the construction, renovation and remodeling of old buildings, design of new buildings, as well as advice on the surrounding land.  The job consists of not only the building, but also of the surrounding land.  A land surveyor will research the documents available about your land, including titles and previous surveys to establish boundaries and land maps.   Another kind of surveyor such as residential property surveyor might offer advice on the sale of a property.  It is therefore important for you to know and understand what the specific duties are of a building surveyor.1)     One of the most important activities is to actually create the survey itself.  A Building Survey is a wide-ranging inspection of a property.   It can be prepared for buildings that are listed for sale.  In other cases, you would be using the building survey if you were involved in renovating, or improving the building.  A Building Survey examines all elements of the property.2)    Project Monitoring is important because each building surveyor has to monitor such things as the overall progress and impact of the project activities.  These activities can include the project schedule, goals, objectives, performance indicators, and performance measures.3)    Party Wall Surveying is the process of the surveyor coming in to access what parts of the adjoining properties will be effected by the building project.  This is where the job of finding out the differences between the owner and surrounding neighbors will be because of the building project.  Part of the party wall survey is to offer solutions so that the building project adheres to all compliance and legislation laws.4)  Right of Light ebarks on the freedom for the neighbor’s right of light that they have been accustomed to.  The use of light that the neighbors once had will be changed when the new building project is constructed.  If a window or an opening has had 20 years or more of unobstructed daylight, it automatically receives the right to light.  Neighbors cannot build anything that would block the light without permission. 5)  Survey Access Consultants are responsible for examining the multiple uses of a building as well as it's accessibility.   It involves not only the issue of ready movement to and around the building, but also the possible uses of the building to provide for people with disabilities.6)  Fire is always an issue in any building, and should therefore be addressed properly.  The entire building will contain adequate and reliable fire safety features.7)    Design and Refurbishment is the development of the detailed design of a project.  This also includes detailed description of how the plan is being laid out to restore an old building to like new condition.8)    Planned preventive Maintenance is a scheduled service visit carried out by a competent and suitable agent, to ensure that the building project at hand is currently operating correctly.  This will help to keep everything up and running smoothly.9)  Life Cycle Analysis involves keeping the building owner aware of how the environment will impact the scope of the project.  This will help to decide if the project should even be attempted, or what the additional environmental costs are going to be.10)  Insurance Reinstatement Valuations are done to assess the cost of premises in the event of total destruction This usually is a requirement of your buildings insurance.11)  Dilapidations and Lease Advice involve issues to prevent the project getting caught doing building repairs, and other alterations that would usually fall in the hands of the landlord. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} Chartered Building Surveyors