One of our qualified surveyors will visit your property to carry out a full survey and undertake an extensive investigation into the cause of timber decay within the building.

Once the problem has been identified our surveyor will provide a full written report listing the defects, explaining the recommended repairs required and providing a cost for our trained technicians to carry out the work. Timber preservation may include resin strengthening of timber as well as more traditional methods.

At BAR Preservation we use the latest diagnostic electrical and chemical moisture meters and include moisture profile mapping for:

• Rising damp.
• Condensation.
• Relative humidity.
• Dew point.
• Ground salts analysis.
• Infestation identification.

All building surveys are undertaken by qualified experts from BAR Preservation and are accompanied by detailed reports in printed or digital format.

BAR Preservation have surveyors qualified to national standards and are members of the PCA which is the industry watchdog and inspects member companies on a regular basis to ensure they are complying with the PCA’s strict codes of practice.

A standard timber survey involves a visual inspection by rolling back carpets etc where possible and testing for moisture content in the accessible timbers, it does not allow for the cutting of new access traps or loft gates. We will if possible lift existing traps if found.

A lot of information can be found in this way with the use of endoscopic instruments moisture meters and the combined use of a torch and a mirror.

If however our surveyors think that further exposure works is required then the customer will be contacted and a quotation for a joiner and a surveyor to return to site will be issued.