Structural Surveys in Ballarat
Accurate records of Ballarat's older buildings and precise setout for new ones, so restoration, extension and new construction all start from reliable data.
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Build and Restore in Ballarat With Confidence
Old buildings are rarely square or plumb, and designing a restoration or extension from outdated drawings leads to redesign and surprises on site. New work beside or inside them needs an accurate picture of what is really there.
Since 2009, Outright Surveying has scanned, monitored and set out buildings across Victoria, with more than 30 surveyors and a director with over 20 years in the industry. For your Ballarat project that means a measured record of the existing building, monitoring while work goes on nearby and setout for the new structure, all on one control.
"Outright Surveying has been my trusty surveying partner for close to a decade. The service I have received from their surveyors and management team has been second to none." Neville Sabu Alex Construction Manager - John Holland
Structural Survey Services in Ballarat
Heritage & Facade Surveys
Colourised point clouds, elevations and sections that record ornate facades without touching them.
3D Laser Scanning
Whole buildings captured inside and out, ready for refurbishment and extension design.
Survey Monitoring
A baseline before works start and repeat readings that show whether a building has moved.
Commercial Buildings
Control, gridlines, slabs and as-constructed verification for new commercial and multi-level builds.
Why Ballarat Architects and Builders Choose Outright
Work on an older building usually involves both the existing fabric and new structure. We scan, monitor and set out from the same control, so the record of the existing building and the setout of the new one fit together.
Scanning without contact
Fragile and protected fabric recorded without anyone touching it.
Baselines before works
Monitoring designed around the real risk, with escalation built in.
Old and new on one control
Existing records and new setout from the same survey team.
Troy on your project
Troy leads our South West team and works on the scans and setouts, giving you one experienced contact.
Surveying since 2009
More than 15 years on Victorian buildings and structures.
30+ surveyors
Scanning, monitoring and setout specialists in one business.
Our Recent Projects
- $126 million
12 Apostles Visitor Experience Precinct - Survey Management Across a $126 Million Coastal Build
Integrated survey management for the $126 million 12 Apostles redevelopment, covering civil, structural, building, services and landscape works in a sensitive coastal environment.
- $700 million
Wooreen BESS - Survey Support Across 350 MW of Battery Storage
Survey control, machine control and high-precision electrical setout across one of Australia's largest utility-scale battery storage developments in the Latrobe Valley.
Terang BESS - Coordinated Setout Across a Congested Battery Storage Site
Construction surveying and spatial support for the Terang Battery Energy Storage System, covering civil, structural and detailed electrical setout within a condensed site footprint.
Trusted By Businesses Across Australia
- Luke Vearing Construction Manager at Speedpro Civil
Speedpro has had the pleasure of working alongside Outright Surveying for over 10 years, and we are always thoroughly impressed with their level of expertise, professionalism, accuracy, and reliability.
- Rowan Bird Project Survey Manager at Seymour Whyte
I’ve been working with Outright Surveying on several projects. The team consistently deliver with reliable and easy to deal with Surveyors, making the projects run smoothly.
- Nevil Sabu Alex Construction Manager at John Holland
Outright Surveying has been my trusty surveying partner for close to a decade. The service I have received from their surveyors and management team has been second to none.
Get A Free Quote in Ballarat
Restore, extend or build new in Ballarat from survey data you can rely on. Tell us about the building and what you need and we will give you a clear quote.
- Phone 0413 147 976
- Location South West Regional Victoria
South West Victoria
- Phone 0400 751 199
- Address 4/20 Duerdin St, Clayton
Melbourne
Structural Surveys in Ballarat: Common Questions
It depends on the building and what you need from it. Setout for a new build is quoted from the drawings, while a heritage or facade survey is priced on the size of the building and the drawings you want extracted, which is usually the larger part of the cost. Send us the details and we will give you a price.
No. Scanning records the building without touching it, which is why it suits fragile and protected fabric. It captures ornate detail and irregular geometry that tape and conventional measurement cannot describe well. See our heritage and facade surveys.
Before the works that might cause movement. Without a baseline taken beforehand there is nothing to compare against, and showing whether movement did or did not happen becomes very difficult after the fact. Our survey monitoring page explains how we set programs up.
Yes. We set out commercial buildings, homes and townhouses, from primary control and gridlines through to as-constructed verification. See commercial building surveys and residential building setout.
Yes. Our South West Victoria team also works in Daylesford, Ararat, Beaufort and across South West Victoria.
Structural Surveys Beyond Ballarat
For every service we cover in the city, visit our Ballarat surveying page, part of South West Victoria. Structural surveys are also available in:
Structural Surveys for Old and New Ballarat Buildings
Recording Heritage Facades
Plan conservation and restoration work from an exact record of the facade. Our heritage and facade surveys capture ornate masonry, verandahs and decorative detail as colourised point clouds, then turn them into elevations, sections and CAD drawings.
The same capture also serves as a condition record if works are planned nearby.
Refurbishment and Adaptive Reuse
Design the conversion against the real building, not old drawings. 3D laser scanning captures walls, floors, roof structure and services before an old building becomes apartments, offices or hospitality space.
Where needed, we extract floor plans and sections through our architectural measurement service.
Protecting Neighbouring Structures
Show exactly what did and did not move when you excavate beside an older building. Survey monitoring takes a baseline before work starts, then repeat readings at a frequency set by the risk, with any reading near a trigger level reported straight away.
For complex structures, scanning the whole surface allows deformation analysis that individual points cannot give.
New Commercial and Residential Builds
Put new buildings exactly where the plans show them. Our commercial building surveys cover control, gridlines, slabs and verification, and residential building setout places homes and townhouses across Ballarat's growth areas.
Read more about our building and structural surveying.