Building Experts Canada Ltd

Our structural engineering building condition inspections and assessments of existing buildings are conducted by our licensed professional structural engineers to ensure their structural integrity has not been compromised.

To conduct structural engineering building condition inspections and assessments, we require the access to the following documents 

• original design and construction documents and drawings including as-built drawings
• structural layout plans to determine the presence of critical structural elements
• copies of prior building assessments
• maintenance and repair records

The review of above mentioned documents and drawings will help our licensed professional structural engineers to:
• identify buildings’ structural systems and layouts;
• identify critical areas for structiral inspection;
• identify the specified loads to assess usage and possibility of overloading; and
• verify if unauthorized additions or alteration works that affect the structure of buildings have been carried out.

If the above mentioned documents and drawings are not available, additional field work is required to obtain the needed information to conduct structural engineering building condition inspections and assessments.
 
To conduct structural engineering building condition inspections and assessments of existing buildings, our licensed professional engineers visit the buildings and carry out, with due diligence, visual inspections of:
• the condition of building structure to identify types of structural defects, signs of structural distress and deformation, and signs of material deterioration;
• the loading on building structures to identify deviations from their intended uses, and/or misuse and abuse, which can result in overloading;
• additions or alteration works affecting building structures to identify additions or alteration works that can result in overloading or adverse effects on structures; and
• non-structural components that might affect structural systems.

If signs of structural deterioration or defects are present, our licensed professional engineers provide opinions on the severity of the deteriorations or defects and recommend appropriate actions to be taken. Such actions might involve repair works or full structural investigation to parts or the whole of buildings. If there are signs of structural distress and their causes are not apparent, structural analyses would be warranted to determine whether original designs were adequate or if structures have since become overloaded.

Our licensed professional engineers quantify observed structural deterioration or defects and analyze their potential impact on structures, as well as provide engineering opinions on the potential impacts of the deterioration or defects.

Typical structural engineering building condition inspection and assessment report includes
• reasons for conducting structural engineering assessments;
• descriptions of buildings’ main usages
• records of, and comments on, observations of loading conditions, indicating usages at different parts of buildings, and identifying misuse, abuse or deviations from intended uses;
• records of and comments on findings of additions and alteration works to building structures;
• records of observations of signs of structural defects, damage, distress, deformation or deterioration;
• engineering opinions about whether existing usages and loading conditions are compatible with structures’ intended usages;
• engineering opinions on the extent, possible causes and seriousness of identified problems;
• engineering opinions about whether identified problems are defects of no structural significance, defects requiring remedial action and/or monitoring, or suspected defects of structural significance requiring full structural investigation and immediate action;
• recommendations on remedial actions and/or monitoring to be undertaken by clients to ensure buildings’ structural integrity,
• additional recommended tests or investigations.

The cost of structural engineering building condition inspection and assessment which is suitable for financing purposes and/or due diligence for purchase and sale of the property is $795 plus $100 per 1,000 sq ft or part of.

There is currently no legal requirement in Ontario to conduct structural engineering building condition inspections and assessments. However, organizations and individuals who provide mortgages, guarantee mortgages or invest in real estate should note that there are very compelling reasons to insist on a structural engineering building condition inspection and assessment before committing themselves to a transaction. Commercial lending institutions, and those who own, manage or invest in real estate know that it is essential to be concerned about the structural status of building with which they are associated. More and more organizations are requiring structural engineering building condition inspections and assessments as a condition for real estate transactions. The best time to determine if a structural problem is present is during the purchase of the building. Ultimately, structural engineering building condition inspection and assessment may become universally accepted as an essential component of responsible asset management.

Structural Engineering Building Condition Inspections and Assessmentsin Ontario includingincluding Toronto (City of Toronto), Hamilton (City of Hamilton), Oshawa (City of Oshawa), Pickering (City of Pickering), Clarington (Municipality of Clarington), Ajax (Town of Ajax), Whitby (Town of Whitby), Brock (Township of Brock), Scugog (Township of Scugog), Uxbridge (Township of Uxbridge), Burlington (City of Burlington), Halton Hills (Town of Halton Hills), Milton (Town of Milton), Oakville (Town of Oakville), Brampton (City of Brampton), Mississauga (City of Mississauga), Caledon (Town of Caledon), Vaughan (City of Vaughan), Aurora (Town of Aurora), East Gwillimbury (Town of East Gwillimbury), Georgina (Town of Georgina), Markham (City of Markham), Newmarket (Town of Newmarket), Richmond Hill (Town of Richmond Hill), Whitchurch - Stouffville (Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville), King (Township of King) can be arranged within 1 to 3 business days. We also work outside of normal business hours including evenings, weekends and holidays. 

Structural Engineering Building Condition Inspection and Assessment  reports are usually ready within 3 business days after the completion of the site visit.

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