# Structural Assessment

> Framework Pest structural assessment in Calgary: thermal and moisture survey, ranked pathways, photo file, not a spray quote.

Canonical: https://www.frameworkpest.ca/services/structural-assessment/
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Building pathology

We walk the building and list how pests are getting in.

[Book an inspection](https://www.frameworkpest.ca/contact/) [Get the season guide](https://www.frameworkpest.ca/guide/)

The discipline

Most pest programs start at the trap. We start at the drawing of the wall. A Framework assessment reads the building the way an envelope consultant would, then overlays pest biology on that map.

An assessment is not a quote for spraying. It is a building-envelope survey with pest biology overlaid. If the last three vendors have treated the same boiler room, the assessment is how you stop buying the sequel.

We work occupied. Healthcare, food, and housing get notice language and methods that do not shut a floor. Homes get the same diagnostic standard at a smaller elevation count.

## What’s included

- Full-perimeter and roof-to-grade walkthrough
- Thermal and moisture screening of suspect assemblies
- Penetration and void inventory (MEP, cladding, below-grade)
- Written findings with photo evidence and priority ranking
- Exclusion scope ready for operations or capital planning

Who it’s for

Owners, PMs, and consultants who need a map before they spend, houses through portfolios.

Timing

Most Calgary assets: a half-day on site, written findings within a week. Towers and industrial: scoped per elevation.

Also in the method

- [Exclusion Engineering](https://www.frameworkpest.ca/services/exclusion-engineering/)
  Screens, seals, and hardware that hold up to prairie weather.
- [Monitoring Programs](https://www.frameworkpest.ca/services/monitoring-programs/)
  Inspection schedule and reporting a property manager can use.
- [Targeted Intervention](https://www.frameworkpest.ca/services/targeted-intervention/)
  Treat what is already inside, then close the entry.

How the work runs

## Four movements, applied to this discipline.

1. 01
  ### Brief
  Property type, history of spray visits, occupancy, and whether an audit or complaint file is driving the date.
2. 02
  ### Walk
  Roof-to-grade, every elevation, mechanical, docks, waste, and the interiors that are talking.
3. 03
  ### Instrument
  Thermal and moisture on suspect assemblies. We photograph the gap, not just the droppings.
4. 04
  ### File
  Ranked pathways, photos, and an exclusion scope operations can capital-plan.

You leave with

## A file, not a fog of product names.

- Photo inventory of pathways
- Priority ranking (safety / occupancy / capital / watch)
- Species notes tied to assemblies, not folklore
- Exclusion scope with material language
- A file you can send to a contractor or a board

Sectors that use this

[Commercial Real Estate](https://www.frameworkpest.ca/industries/commercial/) [Multi-Residential](https://www.frameworkpest.ca/industries/multi-residential/) [Healthcare & Labs](https://www.frameworkpest.ca/industries/healthcare/)

Questions

## About this discipline

### Do I need an assessment if I already know there are mice?

Yes. Knowing the species is not knowing the pathway. The 6 mm gap at the garage sleeve is the job. The trap is what you use while it is being closed.

### Can you assess a building we haven’t taken over yet?

Yes. Due-diligence walks are a normal use of this service, especially for Alberta portfolios adding an asset.