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Your building’s facade is its first line of defence against the weather. We inspect it properly, plan the fix clearly, and get the repairs done safely at height.
A facade is more than a building’s good looks. It keeps water out, keeps the structure sound, and keeps the people below safe.
When a facade is left unchecked, small faults can grow. A hairline crack lets in water. Water reaches the steel reinforcing. The steel rusts and expands. The concrete around it cracks and breaks away, a process known as concrete cancer. What began as a minor repair can become a major structural project.
Regular inspection is the answer. Catch the small faults early, and you avoid the big bills later. It’s that simple.
A facade inspection is a detailed health check of your building’s exterior. Our rope access technicians get up close to every surface, the places a ground-level look can never reach. Here’s what our technicians check:
We check the fixings that hold your facade in place for corrosion, slip, or stress cracking. These small components do a big job, and their condition is critical to safety.
We inspect glass, stone, and metal panels for cracks, chips, and loose alignment. A single loose panel can be a serious hazard.
We test the movement gaps and perimeter caulking for hardening, tearing, or loss of adhesion. Failed sealant is one of the most common causes of water getting in.
We look for rust stains, bubbling paint, cracking, and spalling, the tell-tale signs of concrete cancer caused by the reinforcing steel corroding beneath the surface.
We assess flashing, weepholes, and the transitions where different materials meet. These joins are where water most often finds a way through.
Every finding is recorded with photos and notes, so you get a clear picture of your building’s condition and a plan you can act on.
A smart, cost-effective approach: For larger buildings, a full inspection of every square metre is not always necessary. We can inspect a representative percentage of the facade, then use those findings to estimate the condition of the whole. It’s an efficient way to understand your building’s overall health without the cost of a full survey.
An inspection is only useful if it leads to action. Once we’ve assessed your facade, we put together a clear action plan built around your desired outcome.
Say the inspection finds damaged concrete. Your action plan would set out the repairs needed, and, importantly, the correct product specification to do the job properly. This is where our supplier relationships come in. We can arrange a product specification from a manufacturer such as Dulux. A proper specification means the repair is done to the manufacturer’s standard, with the right products for your building and its environment.
The result: a repair that lasts, and a clear plan you can take to your body corporate or owners’ corporation with confidence.
Once the repairs are done, the next step is often a full repaint. CSA works directly with paint suppliers to secure a manufacturer’s warranty for your building, and our rope access technicians reach the spots that normal access cannot. Throughout the project, our Inspection Test Plans (ITPs) keep you and the supplier fully informed at every stage.
For most commercial and strata buildings, a facade inspection every one to two years is a sensible baseline. Older buildings, coastal locations, and buildings with known issues may need checking more often.
Concrete cancer is the damage caused when steel reinforcing inside concrete rusts and expands, cracking the concrete around it. Caught early, it is far simpler and cheaper to repair.
For larger buildings, we can inspect a representative percentage of the facade and use those findings to estimate the condition of the whole. If you need a full survey of every square metre, we can do that too.
Using the correct, manufacturer-specified products means the repair is done to the manufacturer’s standard and is suited to your building. It also supports a manufacturer’s warranty on the finished work.
Whether you need a facade inspection, a remediation plan, or emergency repairs, the CSA team is here to help.