Understanding building defects and material failures are at the heart of building surveying. Watts was founded on this principle and has developed a specialist team that use an analytical and scientific approach to testing and investigating building defects and material failures. Watts is frequently asked to review defects around problematic water ingress, cladding failure or concrete issues.

Building pathology encompasses the following services:

• Concrete and deleterious materials
• Curtain walling, cladding and glazing
• Defect analysis, forensic engineering and material failures
• Heritage & Conservation
• Structural appraisal