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Balcony inspection checklist
For people recording visible balcony condition for review. Record balcony identification, visible condition and findings and referral. Try the form below, see every question or download a blank PDF or Word copy.
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Can a visual check establish structural safety?
Building Safety Regulator guidance identifies balcony structure as an issue to consider in building safety evidence. Its balcony fire research is research rather than government policy. Visual observations should be referred for competent structural or fire review where needed.
Last updated . Facts checked by the SiteSurvey team on 6 October 2026 against BSR structural balcony safety case guidance and BSR research on balcony fire safety.
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A balcony condition record covering safe access, visible surfaces, balustrades, drainage, distress indicators, evidence and referral for specialist review. 6 sections and 39 questions. Follow-up questions and guidance appear only when an answer calls for them, so the person on site never sees the ones that do not apply.
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- Project: the project name
- Site or premises address: the site address, from the space or the project
- Client or organisation: the project's customer
Record details and scope
- ProjectShort answer
Filled in from the project in SiteSurvey.
Fills in from the project name - Site or premises addressShort answerFills in from the site address, from the space or the project
- Client or organisationShort answerFills in from the project's customer
- Record date*Date
- Person completing the record*Short answer
- CheckThis is a visible-condition inspection, not a structural capacity assessment, intrusive survey, EWS1 form or confirmation of fire compliance.
- CheckBuilding Safety Regulator guidance identifies balcony structure as an issue to consider in building safety evidence. Its balcony fire research is research rather than government policy. Visual observations should be referred for competent structural or fire review where needed.
Balcony identification
- Building, elevation, floor and balcony ID*Short answer
- Construction and available drawingsShort answer
- Safe access and areas not inspected*Notes
- Previous defects and repair referencesShort answer
Visible condition
- Decking and visible surfaces checked for damage*Choose one
- Acceptable
- Action needed
- Not checked
- Not applicable
- Action, limitation or reason not applicable*NotesShown only when the answers above make it relevant
- Balustrades and visible fixings checked without unsafe loading*Choose one
- Acceptable
- Action needed
- Not checked
- Not applicable
- Action, limitation or reason not applicable*NotesShown only when the answers above make it relevant
- Visible supports checked for corrosion, cracking or distortion*Choose one
- Acceptable
- Action needed
- Not checked
- Not applicable
- Action, limitation or reason not applicable*NotesShown only when the answers above make it relevant
- Drainage outlets and water accumulation observed*Choose one
- Acceptable
- Action needed
- Not checked
- Not applicable
- Action, limitation or reason not applicable*NotesShown only when the answers above make it relevant
- Stored materials and apparent fire concerns recorded*Choose one
- Acceptable
- Action needed
- Not checked
- Not applicable
- Action, limitation or reason not applicable*NotesShown only when the answers above make it relevant
Findings and referral
Locate the observation, describe what is visible and identify the referral needed. Avoid diagnosing structural capacity from appearance alone.
- FindingRepeat for each finding. Each one asks:
- Precise location*Short answer
- Observation and extent*Notes
- Finding photosPhotos
- Restriction and specialist referral*Notes
- Walk Cam: this balconyWalk Cam video with voice-to-text
Optional. Film a guided walk-through on the SiteSurvey app.
Handover
- Use decision*Choose one
- Available within recorded limits
- Restricted use
- Out of service
- Restrictions, isolation and person informed*NotesShown only when the answers above make it relevant
- Repair or follow-up job referenceShort answer
- Condition and defect evidencePhotos
Actions and review
- Are further actions required?*Choose one
- Yes
- No
- Further actionRepeat for each further action. Each one asks:Shown when “Are further actions required?” is “Yes”
- Action and evidence reference*Notes
- Person responsible*Short answer
- Target dateDate
- Action status*Choose one
- Open
- In progress
- Completed
- Completion evidence*NotesShown when “Action status” is “Completed”
- Outstanding limitations and information to pass onNotes
- Record status*Choose one
- Ready for review
- Further work needed
- Work or use stopped
- Reviewed byShort answer
- Review dateDate
- Author signature*Signature
- CheckSigning records the information entered. It does not itself certify legal compliance, remove a limitation or authorise unsafe work.
Scope and responsibility
This is a visible-condition inspection, not a structural capacity assessment, intrusive survey, EWS1 form or confirmation of fire compliance.
What a useful entry looks like
Finding
Locate the observation, describe what is visible and identify the referral needed. Avoid diagnosing structural capacity from appearance alone.
Cracking visible beside the outer support at balcony B-06. Photographs locate the finding; a competent specialist's assessment is requested.
Fictional example of record wording. Use the actual evidence and approved arrangements for your job; this is not a completed report or an instruction to carry out the work.
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Balcony Condition Inspection FAQs
How should I record “Finding”?
Locate the observation, describe what is visible and identify the referral needed. Avoid diagnosing structural capacity from appearance alone.
Should I load-test the barrier?
No. This checklist supplies no test method or permission to load components. Refer concerns to a competent specialist.
What if supports are concealed?
Record that limitation and the investigation required; do not mark concealed components as satisfactory.
Does the fire research create a new legal standard?
No. The cited research states that its findings and recommendations do not represent government policy.
What are the limits of this template?
This is a visible-condition inspection, not a structural capacity assessment, intrusive survey, EWS1 form or confirmation of fire compliance.
Can I complete this form on site and share the record?
In the SiteSurvey app the form works offline, with photos and signatures recorded against the questions. Share the completed record as a PDF or a link. Dates and action owners are recorded fields; this form does not send reminders or update other systems.
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