The experts inspecting your building are the ones who've built them for a living.
Sentinel is led by licensed BC builders, so our reports describe a problem the way a trade will need to fix it. We do not carry out or manage repair work. Council hires the trade and holds the contract. If council wants help, two optional programs are available.
QC Program
A Sentinel inspector attends while a trade works, then documents and reports on what was done. Billed hourly plus travel, separate from membership.
Preferred Vendor Program
Sentinel writes the scope and tenders it to trades in our network. Council chooses and contracts with the trade directly. Vendors in our network pay Sentinel an administration fee. Sentinel adds nothing to the price council pays.
We don't replace your trades. We make sure the right ones are doing the right work.
Sentinel works alongside the contractors your strata already uses. Our reports give them, and council, the same record to work from.
Maintenance contractors
Carry out repairs and maintenance. Council hires them directly.
Engineers and consultants
Provide engineering assessments and specialist reports. When a finding needs one, our report says so.
Specialist trades
Envelope, structural and restoration work, hired by council. The QC Program can document it.
Buildings often carry the cost of translating between an inspector, a building manager, and trades who never see each other's notes. Sentinel holds one record they all work from.
Deterioration is inevitable. Surprise is not.
Your asset is only as sound as the envelope that surrounds it. Start with a short virtual presentation. We walk through what Sentinel does, answer questions, and let you decide if it fits. No proposal, no commitment, no pressure.