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Building Doctors diagnose, prescribe, and treat sick buildings. We know that unexpected or hidden building damage threatens your safety and your finances. Our team of professionals will diagnose the problem, prescribe the fix, and manage the treatment process to restore your safety and protect your investment. 

Benefits of a Building Doctor:

• J2 has construction experts from all industry fields in-house, eliminating the need for communication between trade-specific agencies, saving you time and resources
• Our architects and engineers are experts in building code, and will ensure your building is performing to the highest standard
• J2 has spent years evaluating structure failures, developing an eye for building performance that can’t be taught
• We travel nationally and can begin the assessment process virtually
• J2 provides a variety of good > better > best options, design renderings, and cost comparisons to help you make the best decision for your building & community

Just as procrastinating against your own doctor’s appointments could result in more intensive treatments, the longer you put off regular inspection of your building, the higher the chance of invasive analysis. A phone consultation with J2 Building Consultants is free and will ensure your building’s health and longevity, increasing the overall value and reducing ongoing damage.

Call J2. 

We'll start by performing a visual building envelope inspection to identify symptoms of hidden damage or construction defect and help you decide on next steps. It is important to get ahead of damage as quickly as possible.

Starting now will give you more options to solve construction defects, ideally before it progresses to more costly repairs. If the building(s) are getting close to 10+ years old, your options become more limited. Depending on your location, if the building(s) are only a few years old there is a critical timeline to meet if the work is still under the contractors' warranty.

An Envelope Study is a check-up for your building, it provides an ongoing, baseline record of how your building is performing.

A common mistake among building owners, associations, and management is thinking that a building’s reserve study or capital replacement plan will keep them informed about building function. The reality is that staying updated on the health of your building requires regular analysis of the building’s envelope - the barrier between interior and outside.

If you think of J2 Building Consultants as Building Doctors, then the Envelope Study is like an annual physical, providing pertinent information on performance and function, minimizing the occasions you could be surprised by big-ticket repairs.

During the repair process, the contractor needs guidance on discovered conditions and the best way to install components. J2 provides construction leadership and will answer requests for information (RFIs), review submittals and mockups, and document the changes for a final record.

Not only will we attend construction meetings, we also perform weekly site visits and communicate with the client to keep them informed of progress, budget, and design updates. 

A complete set of plans and specifications prepared by our engineers, architects, and designers. This step is crucial for the contractor bid process, contract assembly, and permit application.

You're stressed about your building conditions, overwhelmed by the options for maintenance, repair, and budget, and you don't know where to start. 

We are your team of engineers, architects, designers, project managers, and inspectors who will guide your building repair project from start to finish, ensuring it gets done on time and within budget. As consultants, we speak the languages of construction, project management, insurance recovery, litigation support, and funding. We provide leadership and hope to an oftentimes confusing and discouraging process. Our solutions not only restore buildings, but also restore property values, investments, communities, and the well-being of homeowners.

As you hopefully know by now, new limits on mortgage approvals for condominium units are being imposed based on project inspections and HOA Board planning as a result of recent changes in the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac secondary loan markets, implemented in early 2022.

Here are some good ways to get ready to fill out the form: 

1. Get your building inspected.
2. Get your reserve study done.
3. Get a maintenance plan together.
4. Do a document inventory of all the reports and violations or other official building information you have, memorialize it in the meeting minutes, and share it with the board and members.
5. Put a plan together for any information that deals with maintenance, repairs, and replacement. This may involve HOA votes. This may also involve meeting with a building consultant to help you prioritize and allocate the work over a period of time.
6. Prepare a budget to implement the work based on the plan and timeline you develop above.

We put together a one-stop-shop portal to help you understand and fill out these new forms. Get access here.

Invasive Inspections following the initial visual inspection are a confirmation of suspected hidden damage. They give you the opportunity to verify the existing concealed conditions of the building to help make an accurate diagnosis. This is a necessary step to quantify the extent of damage and help you come up with a repair plan. 

Get on our calendar to see which inspection best fits your needs!

Yes! J2 can perform and/or coordinate the following types of testing:

• Moisture readings   
• Relative humidity   
• Slab moisture/humidity   
• Water testing (monarch spray nozzle)   
• Window performance testing   
• Thermal imaging   
• Fan air flow
• Structural wood decay/damage   
• Borascope survey   
• Slab movement (Ziplevel)   

If you have more questions or need additional information, give us a call!

Funding can be difficult — but rest assured, we've been through this before. We have the expertise to help you understand where funding can come from to make reasonable repairs to your buildings. We know what questions you should ask and we can help you communicate with lawyers, loans, dues, rebates, reserve studies, warranties, and insurance claims.

Check out our eBook: Funding Building Repairs to learn more!

We provide detailed project documents such as inspection reports, scope of work, bid forms, payment procedures, meeting minutes, building details, and progress reports so you can find everything in one place. At the end of a project, J2 assembles all contract documents, construction-related documents, warranty information, punch lists, lien releases, and a final summary letter.

J2 provides an independent opinion and detailed comparison to help you consider contractor bids. We help you choose the best contractor to ensure good value, work experience, communication style, documentation, and other important factors to protect your buildings and residents. We will also lead contractor interviews and additional client communication meetings as necessary to assist you in selecting the best contractor for the job.