A defect needs explaining
Cracking, water infiltration, damp, settlement, finishing faults. We establish the origin and the extent of the problem.
Building expertise in Luxembourg
Surveying office
Diagnostics, reports, handover support and dispute follow-up: a surveying office that handles your case from start to finish.
- Independent expert
- Report you can use with your insurer, your contractor or the court
- Site visits throughout Luxembourg
A surveying office is not judged by its letterhead but on three things: how fast it responds, how thorough the site inspection is, and how clear the final document reads. We build our whole practice around these three requirements.
We cover the usual range of building work: finding the cause of a defect, recording construction faults, pre-purchase inspection, handover support, site monitoring, joint inspections during a dispute, and technical support during legal proceedings.
We favour the simplest solution available. Many cases are settled through a clear report and a direct conversation with the contractor or insurer, without ever going to court. When a dispute becomes unavoidable, we prepare the file in a form built to withstand challenge.
Situations where we can help
A building site needs checking
We verify the works at the key stages and document anything that will need to be corrected.
A handover needs preparing
We support you on the day and draft the snags in terms that will stand up if challenged.
A dispute needs investigating
Joint inspections, review of the other side's report, costing the loss, support at expert meetings.
A portfolio needs a technical assessment
We assess the condition of the buildings and set out a staged programme of works.
A decision needs an expert opinion first
Buying, renovating, starting legal action. We provide the technical information that is missing to help you decide.
Why call in an expert
A fast response
A first conversation the same day in most cases, and a visit within a few days.
A clearly defined scope
The brief is agreed before we visit: what we will examine, what we cannot examine, and what the final document will contain.
A case followed through to the end
We stay available after the report is delivered, to explain it and to support the exchanges that follow.
Unsure about your building? Have it assessed.
Describe your situation in two minutes. We call you back and arrange the site visit.
How the survey works
01
First contact
We listen, define the scope of the survey, and confirm the fee and the timeframe.
02
Site visit
Findings, measurements, photographs, and your account of the building's and the defect's history.
03
Analysis
We study the case documents and settle on the explanation that best fits the findings.
04
Report
We deliver the document, explain the conclusions, and set out the possible next steps.
The expert report
The report is the final product of our work, and we treat it as such. It sets out the building, the findings, the analysis, the conclusions and the recommendations, in that order, with photographs built into the text.
You can pass it on as it stands to your insurer, your managing agent, the contractor concerned or your lawyer, without having to explain it yourself. That is the standard we measure it against.
What the report contains
- Brief, scope and conditions of the visit
- Illustrated, located findings
- Technical analysis and cause identified
- Recommendations and priorities
- Costing where the brief requires it
Where we work
Our office works right across the Grand Duchy, with no extra travel charge anywhere in the country.
We regularly travel to Luxembourg City, Esch-sur-Alzette, Differdange, Dudelange, Ettelbruck, Diekirch, Mersch, Strassen, Bertrange and Mamer.
Luxembourg-Ville, Esch-sur-Alzette, Differdange, Dudelange, Ettelbruck, Diekirch, Mersch, Strassen, Bertrange, Mamer.
Frequently asked questions
Finding the cause of defects, recording construction faults, handover support, and disputes with a contractor or an insurer.
No. A large part of what we do is aimed precisely at avoiding a dispute, by establishing the facts before positions harden.
We look for a slot within a few days of your call when a defect is worsening or a deadline is approaching.
We work in French, German, English and Turkish, and adapt the language of the report to whoever needs to read it.
Yes: managing agents, estate agencies, asset managers, developers and insurers all regularly call on us.
By phone on +352 691 322 326 or through the form on this page. Give us a brief description of the defect and your deadline, and we will get back to you quickly.
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AC Expertises — Arap CETIN, Expert en bâtiment
21 rue du puits romain (Bâtiment Colors Business Center), L-8070 Bertrange