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Trevor Rushton
Director
Building Pathology Group
Watts
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The scientific and analytical analysis of building defects is necessary to understand the cause of component failure and/or assess the condition, strength and durability of building elements. The assessment of failure or non-compliance with specification has increasingly become a prerequisite of dispute resolution and litigation.
The Service
Instructions typically include inspection, analysis and reporting of the following:
- Roof durability assessments and leak detection
- Curtain walling, rainscreen cladding and glazing
- All types of stone and masonry facades
- Leaking basements
- Rising or penetrating damp
- Condensation assessments
- Coatings and sealants
- Wall and floor finishes
- Structural overloading, instability and subsidence
- Fire or blast damage
- Reinforced concrete corrosion and repair
Where appropriate, the analysis is supplemented by in situ testing or physical and chemical laboratory analysis.
Why Watts?
Watts' Building Pathology Group brings together
some of the unique skills within the practice. The Group
is recognised within the industry for its technical
expertise and its highly commercial and pragmatic approach
to problem solving and dispute resolution. Individual
members of the Building Pathology Group have highly-specialised
knowledge of building construction, materials and components.
Trevor Rushton leads the Building Pathology Group from
London, with the service also being provided by our
network of offices, throughout the UK and Ireland.
Contact Address:
Trevor Rushton FRICS FBEng
LONDON
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