All articles
For Clients
Renovating or adding a floor? Model the existing building first
Extensions fail on assumptions about what is already there. A measured model removes most of that risk.
4 min read
Old buildings rarely match their drawings
Column positions shift, slab levels differ, and beams sit where nobody expected. If you design an extension on the original 2D print, the new structure meets a building that no longer matches it.
What we model for a renovation
- Existing structure from measured survey data
- Actual floor levels, beam depths and column grid
- Existing services routes where they are visible or documented
- New work modelled against the existing, with clashes checked
The payoff
You get a realistic view of what can be added, where the new columns must land, and what strengthening is needed — before demolition starts.
Have a project question?
Send your drawings or plot details and we will tell you plainly what BIM would change for your project.