Construction Site Inspection & Quality Assurance

Housing Associations

CSI provide services that are linked to the NHBC Standards and Buildmark Choice warranty.  The services are cost effective and we are confident that the benefit of the services we can provide will be greater than the cost. 

The most common service used is auditing of the site which can be undertaken at any time.  It provides a snapshot of how the construction is being carried out allows for potential defects to be identified prior to them being encapsulated in the building and becoming a latent defect.  These services are further explained on the site visits page click here

Defect Diagnostics

Having problems diagnosing the cause of a problem? You provide us with the details and we can advise you of the methods and procedure of investigating.  We use endoscope and thermal imaging cameras to assist us in the building pathology.

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Timber Frame Inspections

Most Housing Associations use timber frames, but how sure are you that your timber frame building is being erected to comply with recognised standards? Take a look at the inspection service we can provide.

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Dispute Resolution

Our Dispute Resolution Service (DRS) offers an efficient and transparent method of resolving technical disputes with your builder in a quick way to prevent an escalation of the dispute and prevent delays in the construction. For assistance in this area click here. 

Pre- completed buildings

We can inspect your properties before the tenants move in and provide you with a photographic report within 3 days of completing the work on site.  The report can then be used to instruct the builder to carry out remedial works prior to occupation.  This will save you money on maintenance and dealing with unhappy tenants.  And if there are less than 5 items that do not comply we will not charge you for the inspection on that property.  You may choose to use the rates quoted for home owners where single properties are inspected.

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Builder Non-performance or insolvency

If construction is not complete and the builder has gone into insolvency then you need to act fast to minimise any financial loss.   We can provide an excellent service in advising you of making a claim on the NHBC Buildmark Choice warranty.

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Work carried out under warranty

Do you need work carried out under the Buildmark Choice warranty? And do you need someone to inspect the work?  We can provide the technical visits that are required and assist in presenting the claim to NHBC. 

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Quality in construction

This process goes a lot deeper than a site audit.  This looks at the processes and checking that is being carried out to ensure the right standard is reached and then delivered consistently.