Measured Building Surveys
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Building surveys are primarily concerned with producing measured, accurate plans for construction design, building maintenance, repair, refurbishment and restoration purposes. There are several reasons why measured building surveys are required during development work; whether it be to ensure the building is in compliance with regulations or for insurance assessment. The surveys are completed using the latest technology such as theodolites, Leica hand-held disto measuring lasers and on site surveying software.The results of measured building surveys come in the form of floor plans and cross sections of each floor, which are drawn against an exact footprint of the building previously measured using the same surveying techniques. Drawings are presented in CAD and each floor can be viewed separately or overlayed to show the relationship between floors.
It is also customary to use measured building surveys in order to produce elevations and street scene surveys. We have listed one example of an elevation here; an elevation which was undertaken at the beginning of restoration work. There are other examples of floor plan drawings on the left hand side of our building surveys page.
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