Insurance, Restoration, RAAC

3D Scanning for Insurance and Restoration

Whether you’re an insurance carrier, a claims adjuster, restoration company, property owner or premises manager Matterport delivers accurate, transparent, and fair documentation and valuations. Save time, cut costs, and close claims much faster.

RAAC In schools And Public Buildings Causing Sever Disruption Throughout The UK

RAAC represents a significant Health and Safety Risk to many public buildings throughout the UK resulting in some of these buildings being completely shut down pending further investigatory and temporary works.

A Matterport Digital Twin as part of our building surveying process helps identify risk areas and present them to all consultants and specialists in the correct most accurate and efficient way.

  • Quick, accurate identification of risk areas.
  • Logical presentation of location and extent of damage.
  • Allows quick action and early making safe.
  • Share 3D models with engineers, adjusters, builders, and policyholders.
  • Get back to full revenue/occupation as soon as possible by speeding up the process with accurate, thorough documentation.

Get the Matterport Advantage

3D walkthroughs provide accurate, easy-to-use documentation that can serve as a single source of truth from initial policy decisions through claims handling.

The Matterport platform helps you reduce time spent in the field, rectify discrepancies in damage claims, and save time.

Want to try it out for yourself?

Click into the Virtual Tour and walk around the this restoration project as if you are actually there

Hint: try out some of the cool tools (bottom left corner) available to you within the Virtual Tour.

Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC)

As we are a team of architects, surveyors and engineers the data we extract from our Matterport scans goes much further than just high resolution imagery and Virtual Tours. From the point cloud extracted from the site scan we produce an accurate 3D model in Revit. This acts as the starting point for all necessary temporary and permanent repair solutions we identify as part of our ongoing investigations and reporting functions.

If you are worried about the potential of RAAC in your building you need to act now. You can attempt to identify any RAAC yourself using government guidance available here. Download the Identification Guidance Document here or you can get the experts in to take care of everything on your behalf.

Here's how we get you back to normal operations following the potential discovery of RAAC in your building:

Step 1

We realise the urgency and attend site either same day or next day to work out the extent of the problem and what your top priorities are.

Step 2

Our Surveyor and Engineer will attend site and inspect suspected RAAC areas.

Step 3

We will assess risk level associated with RAAC areas.

Step 4

Depending on the risk level determined recommend any immediate actions necessary to make safe.

Step 5

Once any immediate risk to health and safety has been mitigated we will undertake a full 3D site scan accurately identifying all affected areas.

Step 6

We will work with you to temporarily house students, staff and occupants affected.

Step 7

As we are a team of Architects we can action designs of temporary accommodation with necessary planning and building control applications very quickly. We will get you through all the red tape retrospectively so you get up and running as quickly as possible.

Step 8

We will then get to work on the permanent solution for RAAC affected structures starting with the Digital Twin we created in stage 4.

Step 9

Advanced laser scanning - we have the most advanced laser scanning equipment in house that helps us identify worst affected areas that need urgent attention. We don’t have to wait for specialists sub contractors to become available. We are geared for this type of work having our own structural engineers and designers in house.

Step 10

We will then draw up the designs and specifications required to remove and replace RAAC structures.

Step 11

We will use the scan data and report to produce a high quality funding bid proposal to help with the cost of rectification work.

Step 12

We will tender the work with approved contractors to ensure you get value for money.

Step 13

Together, we will chose the right builder for the job. Using our design & build service you get piece of mind with a dedicated Project manager taking care of everything for you including all the building works to completion.

Here's The Matterport Digital Twin Advantage When It Comes To Insurance, Restoration Or RAAC Works

  • No need for hundreds of photographs, measurements, repeat site visits, and written statements with 3D walkthroughs.
  • You can provide comprehensive loss documentation in an indisputable single source of truth.
  • Speed up claim approvals and close cases faster with more thorough documentation.
  • Reduce the initial risk of insuring a building and eliminating the need for physical reinspection.
  • Unbeatable documentation accuracy for higher quality assessments compared to an outsourced inspection.
  • Add policy and claims notes directly into the 3D model.
  • Court-admissible documentation for insurance adjusters that saves time.
  • Adjust jobs remotely and reduce time traveling to sites.
  • Reduce sketch time by up to 70%.
  • Bring the jury to the scene with 3D walkthroughs.
  • Increase operational transparency with the ability to share links of 3D spaces to different stakeholders.
  • Boost adjuster speed and precision to review and navigate the loss remotely with exact property dimensions.
  • Save time and improve accuracy with schematic floor plans and measurement tools.

Find out how a Digital Twin
and Interactive Virtual Tour will:

  • Help get your home or business back to normal quickly
  • Help process claims or funding bids for repairs in less time
  • Comply with regulations by keeping an accurate inventory of equipment
  • Eliminate inconvenient contractor visits
  • Deal with immediate health and safety risks to occupants
  • Obtain necessary 3D model and drawing files for planned future repair work
  • Save cost - all professional photography supplied as standard
  • Generate 3D virtual tours, 4K print-quality photos, schematic floor plans, and guided and video tours or damaged areas
  • Create measurements within your space to help manage virtual staging

Bluelime Can Help

If you are worried about the potential of RAAC in your property or have other defective areas of concern that would like help with, just give us a call on 01322 521026 or fill in brief details right here and one of our team will be in touch right away.