Life Cycle Costing Survey – Estate of purpose built flats – Maidenhead
The development at this Estate in Maidenhead consists of seven blocks of purpose built self-contained flats with a mixed tenure of shared ownership, private sale and social rent. The three to five storey blocks were constructed c. 2015 with cavity external walls under flat roofs.
The development at this Estate in Maidenhead consists of seven blocks of purpose built self-contained flats with a mixed tenure of shared ownership, private sale and social rent.
The three to five storey blocks were constructed c. 2015 with cavity external walls under flat roofs. Externally the walls were finished with a mixture of facing brickwork, through colour render or timber cedar cladding. Windows and doors were coloured pre finished steel and therefore considered virtually maintenance free.
Over the life span of any building it will need some form of maintenance whether this be external decoration, repair or replacement of the materials used in construction.
Our client, a social housing entity, instructed us to inspect each of the blocks and produce a maintenance spend profile over a 60 year period in the form of a life cycle report. This information provided the housing association with the average annual contributions required to set up a sinking fund per block and per flat to ensure that adequate funds were available for maintenance of the building’s life span.
Stock Condition Survey for London Borough Housing Association
Metcalfe Briggs was subsequently delighted to continue working for a London Borough Housing Association by carrying out a Stock Condition Survey of the Housing Association’s entire stock.
A Housing Association in a London Borough which, with the assistance of, and long term successful association with, Metcalfe Briggs on a number of purchase and repair schemes, expanded its original portfolio of sheltered housing schemes and houses in multiple occupation to include street properties for general needs.
Metcalfe Briggs was subsequently delighted to continue this association by carrying out a Stock Condition Survey of the Housing Association’s entire stock. The existing buildings ranged from Victorian, 1930s, 1950s and 1990s housing to 1960s and 1990s sheltered housing schemes.
It was important for the Housing Association to complete these surveys from time to time to assess the potential costs of maintenance and repair so that future budgets could be realistically set.
Our surveys consisted of both internal and external inspections of houses, HMO and sheltered housing schemes with sample flats inspected in detail within the large schemes to establish the condition and state of repair.
Our survey reports described the external and internal elements of construction, their condition and the extent of repair or redecoration required for a period of 30 years, together with indicative costs.