MFC Services:

Construction Advice, Inspections,
Estimating and Forensic Testing
We have helped clients like you answer their hard questions, such as:
  • We just had a room addition done and found out the windows leak. We suspect there may be other work-quality problems or code violations. How do we know if there are any other problems? How do we talk to our contractor about this?
  • I am a property manager and need a deck assessment for 300 old decks at the Ocean View Condominiums. Who is going to decide which decks to repair and how to repair them before they become unsafe?
  • There is an apartment building that I want to purchase. Who will walk the property with me and tell me what repairs I could expect to have to do within the next five years?
  • We’ve just had a fire at our house and the insurance adjuster says they only cover 20%. Who will help us with documenting the damages before we make repairs and also help us negotiate a fair claim amount with our insurance company?
  • I see water stains on the ceiling of my back bedroom. What should I do?
  • We own an ocean front property and need new windows. The last ones succumbed to water damage due to the wind driven rain. Which windows will work best for our building year after year?
Testimonial
"You were fabulous! I still refer back to that original report and make notes on what I have completed. I tell people how thorough you are and how I find common place inspections to be ridiculous. Everyone should hire someone like you prior to purchasing a home."
- Victoria George, Homeowner
The answer to all these hard questions? Contact MFC for useful, professional solutions tailored to your specific situation in language you can understand.


Construction Estimates

Estimating is part science, part art. We will prepare our estimate for you with the degree of confidence your project needs and your budget allows. When you are undecided regarding a retrofit, remodel, or new construction project, conceptual estimates are a valuable decision-making tool for affordability. MFC publishes conceptual estimates using in-house unit costs from our estimating software, Xactware, which 80% of insurance-repair contractors and property insurers use to determine the cost of repairs. Our formats and terminology are easy for the layperson to understand.

We are positioned to prepare estimates with market-based pricing included or scopes of work without cost details suitable for putting out to competitive bidding. As needed, we blend our conceptual estimating with actual third-party subcontractor estimates, which allows the MFC client to receive our report, pick up the phone, and arrange a contract with a local, licensed contractor who wants to perform the specified work.


Forensic Testing

For MFC, forensic testing is part of the bigger picture of identifying real problems and realistic solutions. We perform a series of tests to understand exactly what is going on with your building. We Answer the Hard Questions.

We are equipped and trained to perform a range of water tests, from simple to conforming to-ASTM-Standards, on windows, walls, doors, rooftop flashings, and decks, depending on your case’s needs. We look for how building components respond to the elements, while being washed or in a rain storm. These recorded tests are the evidence you need for your case.

We frequently provide destructive testing for stucco, windows, roofs, etc., to find out where a problem is coming from, and how to solve it in the most effective way possible. We also have a Borescope device to be able to see through a small hole in walls to know whether destructive testing is necessary.

MFC can provide vapor transmission testing (calcium chloride), level surveys, and hardscape crack monitoring.

MFC also provides preliminary mold testing. Our level of testing and inspecting will reveal whether or not you have elevated counts of mold growth inside your client’s building. These results can then inform you if the expense of a mold study performed by a professional industrial hygienist is warranted.

 

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Contact Myles F. Corcoran Construction Consulting, Inc.:
200 Seventh Avenue, Suite 230  ·  Santa Cruz, California  ·  95062
(831) 476-4502  ·  office@mfcbuild.com

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