Access at height
Rope access & BMU facade works at height
Facade repairs at height, reached by rope access or the building's BMU instead of scaffold wherever the job allows. We plan the access with your team, carry out the repair and hand back time-stamped records of the finished work.
What it is
Rope access & BMU facade works: what the work involves
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 scope is facade rectification and make-good at height. Any adjacent glass, sealant, coating or commissioning work is confirmed against the project package before it is added to the access package. The repair remains the focus: the access system is the means used to reach and complete that defined work.
More about how we do this work
The work is set out against a project-specific method and inspection requirements. Condition and completion records are 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
We reach isolated defects on upper elevations by rope access or BMU where the building allows, so they can be closed out without bringing scaffold back.
Access and repair planned as separate packages
One team plans the access and carries out the repair, so you manage one package instead of two.
High-level work without a clear close-out record
Time-stamped photos and ITP records show the condition before and after each repair, so high-level work closes out like any other item.
How we do it
Rope access & BMU facade works, step by step
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 builders choose us
What you get when M&M does the work
The repair is the priority
Rope access and the BMU are how we reach the work, and the facade repair is what we deliver.
Planned for the project
Access arrangements, interfaces and sequencing are confirmed against the particular building and work package.
A clear close-out record
Inspection requirements and time-stamped completion records sit with the ITP for a traceable handover.
Service areas
Popular areas for rope access and BMU facade works
Start with a local scope page, or send us the site address and we will confirm coverage.
Questions
What builders ask us
Projects in safe hands