Building Inspection advice

Question

How can I go about requesting a building inspection? What is involved in this?

Hani · Accepted Answer

You will need to appoint either a council building control inspector or private inspector (recommended) to carry out an inspection in your project from start to finish. Inspections will be done in various phases of the project e.g. foundations, cavity walls, structure, roof etc... 

You need to submit your drawings to the inspection company who will assess your plans and quote you for the inspection. It is an easy and straightforward process. 

Please note appointing a Building control inspector is mandatory. They will issue you a completion certificate towards the end of the project which will be sent to the council if you ever need to sell your property. hope this helps!

Andrew · Answer

You would need to call the building control officer from the local authority or an independent company that works with building control  they will advise you on your project when required telling you what they require and they will check at various stages of your project

Babatunde · Answer

Building Inspections are carried out by the building control officer, either through the council through the building control department or by appointing one privately, also known as an independent building control officer. 

They perform exactly the same role, but the cost varies significantly. The council's route is cheaper, while the private one cost you more. Many believe the timing with the council may be slower than the private ones. This may not always be the case. My preference is the council one, because they have drawn from scratch, rather than been sent the drawings by an independent person.

Professionally, they are all savvy to deliver their jobs. As a building contractor, I have used both services and the difference is nominal. You book them in, they turn up to inspect development phases of construction works and a completion certificate is issued upon their confirmation of compliance with a good job done.

Michael · Answer

The process usually is contacting building control either via local authorities or a private company 

In our experience private companies are the way forward

Lucan · Answer

someone who has a lot of experience, with new developing buildings and maybe some oldies, so! Sometimes the qualification, doesn't help the outcomes

Murray · Answer

You can contact a local or National Independent Building Control Practice to book an appointment or go through your local authority Building Control Department

Darren · Answer

Just contact your local authorities they have a department for this or arrange independent building inspection costs range for a basic inspection from about £250+

Nathan · Answer

Ring up your local council or visit the website where you can obtain forms, if unsure ring them and ask for the planning department they will guide you through it

Gary · Answer

Hi Building inspection would normally be carried out by the council in order to approve

Zach · Answer

You can contact either the official council building inspection teams. Or use certified privately inspection agencies.

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