Defects

Fire Retardant Foam Defect

On July 13, 2020 / Building, Defects

This Building defect shows incorrectly filled fire retardant foam. The entire void should be filled prior to attaching architraves to offer additional fire resistance. This could cause potential risk to

Defect identified by Clerk of Works

On June 9, 2020 / Building, Defects

Our Clerk of Works has identified this bad finish defect of concrete soffit to the mezzanine floor.

This defect is affecting the stability of the wall

On May 27, 2020 / Building, Defects

This is a defect spotted by our Quality Site Inspector in the shaft wall partition system to riser UPG where a vertical leg has been chopped out, which is ultimately

Crushed underfloor heating pipe

On March 26, 2020 / Defects, M&E

Our M&E Clerk of Work identified this crushed underfloor heating pipe which posed a threat to reduced efficiency and failure of the underfloor heating system. In the long-term, the pipe

Central heating controller defect

On March 16, 2020 / Defects, M&E

Too close for comfort? This defect photo shows a poorly installed central heating controller which meets a light switch, that our M&E Clerk of Works identified while onsite.

Roof track inspection

On December 23, 2019 / Building, Defects

We were brought in retrospectively after the project had completed. The entire roof had been condemned basically due to health and safety issues following our investigations/recommendations. The defect photo shows

Lime staining brickwork

On December 23, 2019 / Building, Defects

Lime staining is free lime, generally from mortar, which has been washed from the mortar joints on to the face of the brick. Lime staining can occur with any brick as

Common efflorescence

On December 23, 2019 / Building, Defects

Common efflorescence is the visible occurrence of salts on the face of the brickwork. Soluble salts are left on the surface of the brickwork by water which has passed through

Poor quality brickwork

On December 18, 2019 / Building, Defects

This defect shows the poor quality of brickwork installation on a project.

Perpend joints outside of tolerances

On December 18, 2019 / Building, Defects

Classic build defect showing the perpend joints outside of tolerances, which is neither aesthetically pleasing nor will it ensure structural integrity of the building.