$397
Virtual Building Doctor
A low-cost and easy way to get expert advice from a Building Doctor when you feel trapped by your budget, rules, and building damage.
- Up to 2 hours of professional virtual services
- Initial document review
- Attend a Board Meeting
- Board coaching
- Expert opinions
- Third-party advice
- Contractor bid review
- Visual Review of Building Issues via Teams or Zoom
$1,900
Wellness Check
Better understand your building envelope and potential safety risks to keep your building out of the Emergency Room.
- Up to 2 hours on site
- Rapid visual screening of the building to identify symptoms of damage and concern
- Short observations report (up to 6 pages)
- Review existing documents
- Prioritize potential immediate, short-term, and long-term issues
- Follow-up: Brief meeting/call to discuss our report and recommendations for further review
- Limited to 50 mile radius of J2 offices & 25 units or less
$3,800
Visual Exam
Understand the health of your building components to properly plan for future maintenance, repair, and replacement
- Up to 8 Hours on Site
- Visual Building Envelope Inspection
- Itemized Findings Report (typically 30+ pages)
- Documentation of stains, damage, defective conditions, and maintenance related items
- Identify potential life safety issues, apparent leaks, performance concerns, and maintenance items
- Compliance: Note issues not in compliance with original construction documents, code, industry standards, and manufacturer's instructions
- Review current Reserve Study, capital needs assessment, and other documents you provide
- Follow-up: Meeting/call to discuss our report and recommendations for further review
- Limited to 50 mile radius of J2 offices & 25 units or less
Custom Pricing
Building Envelope Study
Diagnostic Testing & Evaluation
The "MRI" your building needs to diagnose symptoms of damage and plan the treatment process.
Proposal will be provided
- Includes all services noted in the Visual Exam, as well as the following (as needed)
- Invasive Inspection: Temporarily removing and reinstalling siding, roofing, decking, etc. to reveal underlying conditions and construction defect (performed by a licensed contractor)
- Water penetration testing
- Humidity and moisture testing
- Airflow testing
- Hygrothermal analysis
- Ventilation calculations
- Building code analysis
- Structural analysis performed by in-house licensed engineers
- Customizable for size and extent of inspection process. Let's talk about the options and get you a free proposal for review!
"J2 knows the business. They were fantastic!"
"They’re very willing to work with board members to explain the process and how to solve the problem."
"Having been through this multiple times, they knew the steps of what you needed to have on your building, the various products and how they fit together."
The Building Doctor Show
Buildings differ from one community to the next, but when you have new volunteers joining your Board every few years (or every few months… you know who you are) it is IMPOSSIBLE to keep up with maintenance, bylaws, and budgets.
Solutions to the most complex and commonly asked Condo Board questions, join us at 3:30pm PST on the last Tuesday of every month!
