Cladding Services

PAS 9980 / FRAEW Assessments 

This is a recent update to the ongoing topic around cladding remediation and fire safety in multi-storey, multi occupancy residential buildings. This survey is an assessment of the external façade of the building in accordance with the new PAS9980 guidance. Our surveyors will attend the site and undertake significant opening up works and then provide the client with a five-stage risk assessment including mitigation measures required to improve the rating given to a building. The FRAEW is now required to inform the decisions made on all new EWS1 forms.

Façade Remedial Specifications

Working from the recommendations of the FRAEW and/or intrusive inspections our team will produce a specification of works to ensure the external wall system is remediated to current building regulations and industry standards. This is undertaken in collaboration with our partnered fire engineers, structural and acoustic engineers. The specification is then tendered to the market to ensure a competitive tendering process and compliance with legislation such as Section 20 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987. Consult Construct will then provide the client with a detailed tender analysis and production of contract documents. We generally continue with the management of these works onsite due to the complexity of the design to ensure contractor compliance with our design.

Instructive Inspections

Our team are well equipped, with both the tools and knowledge to undertake intrusive opening up works of the external wall system in order to identify issues or in contrast to provide reassurance of building regulation compliance. By undertaking this work inhouse we collect all the required information onsite rather then relying on a third-party contractor, giving us a better insight into the issues and/or construction details. Our team are fully trained in working at height and we regularly partner with a Kent based access equipment supplier to ensure reliability and safety of our inspection equipment.

Services we offer;

• EWS1 Reports
• PAS 9980 / FRAEW
• Assessments
• Building Scanning/Measuring
• Construction drawings
• Remedial Specifications
• Warranty Claim Reports
• Project Management of cladding works
• Employers Agent – Design and Build
• BSF Funding Technical Advice