Visual inspection library · Building fabric
Show the elevation first, then locate a panel, joint or staining within it. Keep the footage useful for a competent façade assessment.
Hold to record. Keep holding while you film and speak; release to save the clip and its transcribed answer.
Four 9:16 example clips generated in Google Flow. Fictional inspection; no customer site is shown.
App-style example using Google Flow footage. The animated recording interface and gradually appearing words are scripted; no real inspection or live transcription took place.
The full visual example
Each short clip shows one point in the guided route. The footage is AI-generated and the observations are scripted examples, not findings from a real inspection.
Show the named elevation with visible grid or entrance reference from a safe public position.
An illustrative office façade is visible from ground level; its compass orientation is not established.
Move from a wider bay to the visible panel area without making contact or diagnosing a mark.
A lower façade panel surface is visible in the example.
Keep the joint's bay and level in frame before showing its visible surface.
The panel-to-brick junction is visible from ground level; its condition and performance are unverified.
Record the upper levels from the safe viewpoint and state what cannot be resolved by the camera.
Upper areas are only visible at a distance in the example.
Record the building and elevation reference, safe viewing location, weather and access limits. Film from authorised ground-level positions; never seek a closer view by entering a fall or falling-object zone. The four AI-generated scenes illustrate a route but are independent clips, not a real building visit. Phone video locates visible concerns only. It cannot examine fixings, cavity barriers, fire performance, structural stability, hidden corrosion or compliance. Specialist access and testing may be required.
Last updated . Facts checked on 9 October 2026 against RICS · Planned preventative maintenance and RICS · Getting PPM surveys right.
A completed visual example
The six-page sample contains four inspection points, twelve footage stills, scripted observations and follow-up actions. The preview shows the first visual-evidence page.
Fictional sample. Footage was generated in Flow and observations are scripted; pages 3–4 contain still frames from all four clips.
Visual evidence · page 3 of 6 ↗The guided route
Record the building and elevation reference, safe viewing location, weather and access limits. Film from authorised ground-level positions; never seek a closer view by entering a fall or falling-object zone. The four AI-generated scenes illustrate a route but are independent clips, not a real building visit.
Show the named elevation with visible grid or entrance reference from a safe public position.
“An illustrative office façade is visible from ground level; its compass orientation is not established.”Scripted example, not a real finding.
Move from a wider bay to the visible panel area without making contact or diagnosing a mark.
“A lower façade panel surface is visible in the example.”Scripted example, not a real finding.
Keep the joint's bay and level in frame before showing its visible surface.
“The panel-to-brick junction is visible from ground level; its condition and performance are unverified.”Scripted example, not a real finding.
Record the upper levels from the safe viewpoint and state what cannot be resolved by the camera.
“Upper areas are only visible at a distance in the example.”Scripted example, not a real finding.
How to use the record
Record the asset or site, visit stage, date and inspector. Keep each clip attached to its point and note anything inaccessible.
Say what the camera shows and where it is. Record the next action without guessing the cause or declaring a specialist result from video.
Requires clearly scoped reporting and notes that façade elements may need close-range inspection and testing beyond a general visual view. RICS · Planned preventative maintenance ↗
Phone video locates visible concerns only. It cannot examine fixings, cavity barriers, fire performance, structural stability, hidden corrosion or compliance. Specialist access and testing may be required.
Questions, answered
No. Fixings, concealed materials and fire performance require competent specialist assessment and any necessary testing.
It lets reviewers locate a visible concern on a drawing and return to the same bay.
Record the access limitation and arrange an appropriate close-range inspection if required.
Four ground-level visual points with stills, scripted observations, referrals and clear limits.
Guidance checked 9 October 2026. The four-point route is a SiteSurvey example, not a method prescribed by these sources.
Requires clearly scoped reporting and notes that façade elements may need close-range inspection and testing beyond a general visual view.
Discusses deciding whether a visual façade inspection suffices or close-range access and testing are required.
Search research: Keywords Everywhere estimated 140 UK monthly searches for “building facade inspection” when checked 9 October 2026. This measured phrase is specialist inspection intent; demand for a phone-video evidence layer is unverified. This is not a traffic or conversion forecast.
SiteSurvey Walk Cam explains the product capability. The clips are AI-generated examples.