Stonework Inspections
Close-range rope access inspection of sandstone and masonry facades — identifying deterioration before it becomes structural.
How It Works
How We Inspect Your Stonework
A systematic, close-range assessment of every stone face — from street level to parapet.
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Access & Assess
By utilizing Rope Access, we access all elevations ensuring close range masonry inspection
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Document & Report
Every defect is photographed, mapped to its location on the facade, and graded by severity
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Log & Track
All findings are loaded into your Building Passport. Defects are pinned to their exact locations
Stonework Inspection Methodology
Accessing tenement buildings and other high-rise structures, is often problematic and costly. Typical requirements will be the use of scaffolding or cherry pickers. Both of which are cumbersome and require local council permits. They are also intrusive and take up a large ground and carbon footprint.
Fortunately, SAT do not require any of these, as our company will undertake your stonework inspections by utilizing rope access as our means of work at height. Our carbon footprint is zero, with minimal ground footprint required as we access the roof via the hatch and setup on the roof itself.
Our skilled and highly sought after technicians can traverse the external fabric of the property and check each area in detail.
Why It Matters
Stone Doesn't Fail All at Once
Sandstone deterioration is gradual — eroding pointing, hairline cracks, surface spalling. It's easy to miss from the ground, and easy to ignore until a piece comes loose or water starts getting in. A close-range rope access inspection picks up what's changing before it becomes a repair bill.
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Every stone face inspected at close range
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Pointing, cracks, erosion, and displacement recorded
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Defects graded by severity and urgency
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Reports suitable for factors, owners, and conservation officers
STONEWORK
What You Get
A detailed stonework condition report with photographs, defect mapping, and clear recommendations — not a general overview from street level. All findings are logged in your Building Passport and tracked over time.
Dropped Objects
Loose Stonework Is a Public Safety Risk
Deteriorating sandstone doesn't always show from the ground.
Cracked lintels, spalling faces, and eroded joints can leave stone loose enough to fall — onto pavements, parked cars, or people.
A physical inspection identifies and removes loose material before it becomes someone else's problem.
If your building hasn't had a stonework inspection in the last few years, that risk is sitting unmanaged.
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Spalling faces and eroded joints assessed for drop risk
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Photographic evidence provided for insurance and liability records
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Peace of mind for factors, owners, and building managers
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Loose stonework and render removed onsite to make safe
Building Maintenance
Roof Surveys
Stonework Repairs
Building Surveys
Roof Slate Repairs
Rainwater Systems
Building Passport
Gutter Cleaning
Repairs and Installations
Stonework Inspections
Roof Surveys
Building Passport
Your Building's Digital Record
The Building Passport
Every inspection, defect, and repair — logged, tracked, and accessible. Free to all SAT clients.
What We Inspect
A Full Assessment of Your Stonework
We inspect every stone face at close range by rope access — not from the ground with binoculars. That means we catch the early signs of deterioration that drive long-term repair costs: soft joints, hairline cracks, surface loss, and water ingress paths.
Pointing & Joints
Lime and cement mortar joints and recessed pointing
Surface Condition
Spalling, erosion, delamination, and biological growth
Cracks & Movement
Hairline cracks, structural cracking and lintel deflection
Indents & Repairs
Past repairs, failed indents, mismatched stone, poor mortar
What we look after
Every part of an older building
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We track all items
Click on a pin to see some of the items we track
Phone
0131 210 0197
Rainwater Systems
We check: Gutters, Downpipes, Joints, Seals, Hangers, Brackets, Surfaces
Rainwater Systems
We check: Gutters, Downpipes, Joints, Seals, Hangers, Brackets, Surfaces
Chimneys
We check: Pots, cope stones, haunching, chimney breast and throat, stonework, mortar joints, flashings and soakers
Chimneys
We check: Pots, cope stones, haunching, chimney breast and throat, stonework, mortar joints, flashings and soakers
Roof Covering
We check: Slipped/missing slates, Ridges, Ridge tiles and joints, Abutments and Skews
Roof Covering
We check: Slipped/missing slates, Ridges, Ridge tiles and joints, Abutments and Skews
Stonework
We check: Surfaces, Spalling, Lamination, Loose stonework, Mortar joints, Cracks and deterioration
Stonework
We check: Surfaces, Spalling, Lamination, Loose stonework, Mortar joints, Cracks and deterioration
Inspections
SAT check every aspect and surface of the property. We do this visually and physically
Inspections
SAT check every aspect and surface of the property. We do this visually and physically