Access at height
Rope access and BMU facade works across Sydney & Melbourne
When a facade scope sits beyond conventional access, M&M can carry out the agreed work via rope access or a building maintenance unit (BMU). The work package, access method and sequencing are confirmed for each project.
What it is
The scope, done right
Rope access and a building maintenance unit (BMU) are access methods for carrying out agreed facade works at height. M&M uses them where the project arrangement allows to reach repair areas and complete the specified rectification or finishing scope. This service covers the facade work performed from those systems, with access arrangements confirmed before mobilisation.
High-level facade defects often appear after the original access has moved on. Rope access, abseiling or an agreed BMU can provide a way back to the work area without changing what must be repaired. The access method is selected and sequenced with the project team for the building, work location, programme and site requirements.
The verified offer is facade rectification and make-good at height. Any adjacent glass, sealant, coating or commissioning task is confirmed separately against the project package before it is represented as part of the access scope. The repair remains the focus: the access system is the means used to reach and complete that defined work.
The work is set out against a project-specific method and inspection requirements. Condition and completion records can be captured with time-stamped photographs and held with the inspection and test plan (ITP), giving the project team a traceable close-out record for the agreed works.
Where this scope shows up most: high-level make-good on commercial and office towers and residential high-rise facades.
What's included
Everything this scope covers
- Rope-access facade rectification and make-good
- Facade works carried out from an agreed building maintenance unit (BMU)
- Abseiling access for agreed facade scopes
- High-level powdercoat, anodised and steel-panel make-good where included in the agreed scope
- Access-method and sequencing coordination with the project team
- Time-stamped condition and completion photographs
- Inspection and test plan (ITP) documentation for the agreed work
What this fixes
The handover risks this scope removes
Isolated facade defects above conventional access
A defined repair area can be reached using the access method agreed for the building and the scope.
Access and repair planned as separate packages
The facade task, access method and sequence are considered together before the work starts.
High-level work without a clear close-out record
Agreed inspection points and time-stamped records document the condition and completion of the work.
How we do it
A documented method, every time
Confirm the scope and access arrangement
Review the work area, the facade task and the project's access requirements, then confirm whether rope access, a BMU or another arrangement is appropriate for that scope.
Agree the method and sequence
Set out the work method, access windows, interfaces and inspection points with the project team before mobilisation.
Carry out the facade works
Complete the agreed rectification or finishing task from the selected access system, with adjacent finishes protected as the project requires.
Record and close out
Capture the agreed inspection points and time-stamped completion records, then present the finished scope for project review.
Why it holds up
Evidence, not assurances
Facade work is the scope
Rope access and the BMU are access methods used to complete the agreed facade rectification or finishing task.
Planned for the project
Access arrangements, interfaces and sequencing are confirmed against the particular building and work package.
Documented close-out
Inspection requirements and time-stamped completion records can sit with the ITP for a traceable handover.
Questions
What builders ask us
Projects in safe hands