What are we surveying?

• • The heritage brick and stone façade
  • Cast iron detailed balcony balustrades to the front elevation
  • Balcony waterproofing detail and painted concrete soffits
  • Rainwater goods
  • Windows and detailing

Difficulties and Challenges

• • Unique and difficult access to each section of the façade
  • Delivery of works with exposed sea front and high winds
  • An active hotel open for business in a COVID-safe environment
  • Pedestrian access across the front and side elevations
  • No fixed abseil anchor points and historical issues with rope access methods

Access Methodologies:

Using rope access allows us to get tangibly close to the building fabric to inspect, document, and take photo and video evidence, which can be logged for mapping each location and planning future priorities. Our plan has been designed to enable us to deliver the works without disruption to residents, guests, and pedestrians on the street.

The Future

Based on the survey and report provided by Building Transformation, the client will be undertaking the restoration starting at the beginning of 2022, and our team will be working onsite, carrying out the project requirements over a period of several months.