Exterior Building Inspection

Inspecting the exterior of your building annually is a good practice that can help catch problems early, preventing these from morphing into large and costly repairs down the road. This is not a difficult task, and most problems can be spotted with the naked eye.  On high-rise structures, a drone inspection is a cost-effective solution.  If you see any of these problems on your buildings, you should contact a professional to get these investigated and repaired sooner rather than later.  Some of these could be symptoms of very serious issues.

Here are some key problems to look for:

Open Mortar Joints

Spalled & Cracked Brick Faces

Failing Sealant Joints

Steel Lintel Corrosion

Efflourescence Build-Up

Spalled Stone Units

Distressed Structural Concrete

Damaged EIFS

The best advice is to not wait until your building is leaking to inspect the exterior. Be proactive and identify problems early on, allowing you to deal with them in bite-size chunks instead of having to eat an elephant all at once. These problems are easy to identify with an annual visual inspection.

For more information, download our Exterior Building Inspection Guide.

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