Facade and Roofing Consultancy
Sandberg has extensive experience of all elements of the building envelope,
and many of our staff are nationally recognised specialists in these
fields. Our UKAS accredited laboratory services are extensively used
for assessing the performance of facades and facade components. Our services
include, but are not limited to:-
| Discipline |
Summary of available services |
| Specification and Design |
Drafting of specification clauses; critical review of specifications;
specialist specification advice (e.g. stone cladding); materials
specification; test specification; review of design calculations;
review of detail drawings; comment on construction detailing; advice
on design; selection of materials; assessment of buildability; interfaces;
durability assessment. |
| Tender Review |
Assessment of bids; feasibility checks; supplier assessments; review
of buildability |
| Supplier Audits |
Selection of contractors and suppliers; factory visits; experience
audits; quality audits; independent quality checks; quarry assessments;
stone supplier assessments. |
| Construction and Testing |
Quality assurance and management; site inspectors witnessing off-site
fabrication and site construction; specification for testing; independent
witnessing of testing (laboratory and site); provision of UKAS accredited
testing services (laboratory and site); certification of testing;
physical, mechanical and durability testing; project and system specific
designed test programmes; evaluation of relative moisture/thermal
movement under cyclic regime; fatigue testing; watertightness; hard
and soft body impact; dye testing; fixing tests to evaluate all types
of gravity and restraint systems; development and undertaking of
approval, design and production control testing of materials. |
| Maintenance |
Asset surveys; planned preventative maintenance; drafting of maintenance
manuals; review of maintenance manuals; survey for maintenance; review
of repair methodology and remedial programme specification; design,
implementation and witnessing of site trials; inspection of maintenance
quality. |
| Inspection and Survey |
Inspection of facades, cladding and roofing; condition surveys
(historic and modern buildings); rope access (abseiling); condition
monitoring; wall tie investigations; tiling systems; powder coatings;
thermographic (infra-red) surveys;
leak detection; materials sampling and testing; fire, explosion and
bomb damage survey; cyclic fatigue assessments. |
| Failure Investigation |
Leakage investigation; mechanical failure; glass and glazing failure;
stone failure;
fixing failure; corrosion and finishes; seals and sealants; expert witness services. |
| Conservation |
Historic building surveys; investigation and analysis of wrought
and cast iron, early steels, mortars, concretes, renders, screeds
and natural stone; stone replacement and matching; cleaning techniques;
restoration techniques. |
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A strength of Sandberg's is its diversity to offer consultancy services at an international level across all engineering materials.