We are a team of Independent Chartered Building Surveyors based in Cornwall dedicated to providing our clients with professional advice in the residential and commercial sectors. We predominantly work in Cornwall but have undertaken projects and specialist investigations and Environmental monitoring across southern England and Wales.
We are employed on all building types including residential bungalows and houses, large manor houses, vernacular cottages, barn conversions, and commercial buildings including offices, shops, schools, churches and chapels.
Our clients range from private customers requiring a pre purchase survey on all housing types and sizes, or advice for extensions, alterations or refurbishment to their existing properties, to public bodies, large estates and property management companies.We undertake architectural design including new houses, extensions, and Barn Conversions.
We are employed on all building types including residential bungalows and houses, large manor houses, vernacular cottages, barn conversions, and commercial buildings including offices, shops, schools, churches and chapels.
Our clients range from private customers requiring a pre purchase survey on all housing types and sizes, or advice for extensions, alterations or refurbishment to their existing properties, to public bodies, large estates and property management companies.We undertake architectural design including new houses, extensions, and Barn Conversions.
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At SMT Associates we take great pride in all of our projects and when we get feedback it is always appreciated by our staff. Below are some excerpts from letters received from our clients. I have had the pleasure of knowing and working with Stephen Tucker for some four years now. He came to us at a moment of crisis when, through retirement, we had just lost the services of an architect who had been with us for a very short time.
Buying a house is likely to be the biggest purchase you'll ever make. We believe it is essential to find out as much as possible about the property you are thinking of purchasing prior to signing a binding contract. Our survey will provide you with the general condition of the property stating whether any defects are present with estimates of costs for remedial works.
We have a wide experience in providing advice to clients on how to deal with dry rot, wet rots, beetles and other areas of building pathology. We use various techniques to ascertain the sources, amount and distribution of moisture within in the building fabric. We identify and assess the fungus's or insects level of activity, and its potential to cause further damage when the remedial works have been completed.
Alterations effecting the exterior appearance of a property will usually require planning permission. There are certain works which may be undertaken using 'permitted development rights apply' but these generally apply to minor alterations such as small porch extensions, installation of satellite dishes and replacement roofs, windows and doors - providing there is no material change and the property is not listed or within a conservation area.
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