Existing buildings
Structural Condition Assessments
What the building is actually doing today — deterioration assessed, capacity evaluated, repairs specified.
- Service
- 06
- Applies to
- Existing buildings
- Basis
- ACI 318 · ACI repair practice
Why it matters
Cracking, spalling and movement all look alarming and mean very different things. Before spending on repairs, an owner needs to know which conditions affect capacity and which do not.
Who this is for
- Owners planning repairs or capital works
- Buyers performing structural due diligence
- Associations responding to inspection findings
What the work covers
- Field assessment of the structural system in its current state
- Concrete deterioration and reinforcement corrosion evaluation
- Capacity evaluation of existing members where required
- Evaluation of alterations, overloads and change of use
- Repair concept and specification
- Prioritization and phasing guidance
Understand the building
Original drawings, alterations and repair history reviewed; where drawings are missing, the structure is field-verified.
Assess condition
Deterioration mapped and its structural significance evaluated element by element.
Evaluate capacity
Where condition or use has changed, remaining capacity is checked against current demand.
Specify repair
Repairs described in enough detail to be bid, executed and inspected — not left as a general recommendation.
What you receive
- Condition assessment report
- Deterioration mapping and photographic record
- Capacity evaluation where performed
- Repair recommendations and specifications
Considerations
- Assessments of existing structures carry uncertainty; where it matters, testing or exploratory openings are recommended rather than assumed away.
- Missing original documentation increases the field verification required.
- Repair design is a separate scope from assessment and is quoted as such.
- ACI 318
- ACI repair practice
- Florida Building Code
Bring us the structure. We’ll carry the responsibility.
Tell us about your project, building or compliance requirement. We will help define the appropriate engineering scope and next steps.