What We Do
Architectural Design Services
At Oakleaf Building Surveyors Ltd. we offer a full architectural design service for building projects; including new build works, extensions, alterations and refurbishment projects.
We ensure that you get a professional and experienced architectural design service and we offer expert advice and guidance for essential property information regarding: statutory approvals, planning services, building control, fire precautions, feasibility studies, design and specification, and a comprehensive CAD draughting service.
What do our architectural services include?
Statutory Approvals
If you wish to substantially alter, adapt or extend your property, it is likely you will need to take account of planning or building controls.
We provide advice on application requirements and can produce relevant documents required for Statutory applications. We can submit applications on your behalf and liaise with relevant Authorities during the determination period.
Planning Services
We can offer pre-application advice and assist you in preparing your outline proposals and submission.
For full planning and householder applications and listed building consent, we can prepare detailed plans and elevations and submit your application to the Local Authority on your behalf.
Fire Safety
We can prepare drawings for Fire Safety purposes and in addition, provide an inspection & monitoring service for any work that is carried out.
Design & Specification
We offer a comprehensive draughting service and can digitise your existing drawings, floor plans, as builts etc. to your specification and to most formats.
We prepare drawings using AutoCAD draughting software and can provide drawings either on paper or electronically, via email or disk. In addition we can plot drawings in black & white or colour, to any scale, on paper sizes from A4 to A1.
If you are starting from scratch, we are able to carry out an initial measured survey of the property in question, prior to producing 2D floor plans and elevations for your specific needs. If this is something you require, please contact us for more details.
CAD Draughting Service
We offer a full design service for building projects, including new build works, extensions, alterations and refurbishment projects.
In addition to preparing full design drawings, we can provide materials and workmanship specifications, to help ensure works comply with current legislation and British Standards.
In order to obtain competitive tenders for building works, it is important to ensure that the information used for tendering is both comprehensive and accurate. We can prepare your contract documents and include contract preliminaries, detailed drawings and specifications.
Building Control
The Building Regulations establish minimum standards required for a wide range of building work, including: most new build work, extensions, alterations and loft conversions.
If you are considering carrying out controlled work, we are able to offer initial advice on the likely implications of the Building Regulations, and prepare detailed drawings to accompany your application for Building Regulations approval.
Building Surveys in the
Reading area
Buying a property is probably the biggest financial decision you are likely to make. A professional survey carried out by a Chartered Building Surveyor, will help you reach an informed decision about the overall condition of a property.
It is important to recognise that a Mortgage Valuation Report is usually prepared on behalf of the lender and as such, serves to establish the value and type of the property.
Oakleaf Building Surveyors Ltd can provide a pre-acquisition building survey for residential and commercial premises. This form of survey is suitable for all types of property and provides a much more detailed assessment of both construction and condition.
A building survey report will include extensive technical information relating to a property and will consider those defects and problems which are likely to affect the both market value and the future maintenance of the property. Please note, a building survey report would not normally include a valuation, unless agreed otherwise.
Our company is based in Reading and works across a wide area. If you would like to arrange a building survey, please get in touch.
Our building surveying services
Schedule of Dilapidations
Acting for either landlord or tenant, we can provide professional advice and prepare and, if appropriate, contest interim or terminal schedules of dilapidations.
Schedules of Condition
We can prepare detailed schedules of condition to record the condition of a property, prior to works commencing or occupation under a new lease.
Condition Surveys
Condition surveys can be used to establish both current and future maintenance liabilities for a building and using this information; we can advise and assist in the preparation and administration of planned maintenance programmes.
Measured Surveys
We are able to undertake fully detailed measured and level surveys of residential or commercial buildings and present record information in either digital or paper formats.