About

Surveyor Rick Young surveying marine structure from boat

Construction Diagnostics was established in 2024 by Rick Young. Rick has more than 40 years experience in the construction industry, 30 years of which come in Site Supervision and Management of most building disciplines. From new build to civils, and in the field of investigative analysis of land structures, buildings components and materials, there isn’t much Rick hasn’t done. In 2018 Rick was promoted to Associate Director and assumed the role of head of the Surveying Department at his previous employer. This role included responsibility for the co-ordination and overseeing of departmental workload and job allocation, including all aspects of building surveying work from initial quotation through site visits and inspections, to reporting and final invoicing.

During his 23 years at his previous employer, Rick undertook small and large projects alike, completing assessments of large accommodation blocks for both the public and private sector, including the completion of Asbestos Surveying and Reporting for multi storey accommodation and commercial, for a London Borough Council. Rick was also assigned the prestigious works for Faber Mansell for their ‘Cooling the Tube’ project where extensive surveying was undertaken to 45 London underground stations and completed on a tight timescale.

Having always intended to branch out on his own, the opportunity finally arose in late 2024 when Rick founded Construction Diagnostics, a comprehensive Structural Investigation & Material Testing Consultancy

Notable Projects

view along arsenal underground station platform featuring surveyor

Thames Marine Structures 2017 - 2020 – Testing and inspection works to 5 large berthing structures along the Dartford/Kent/Essex stretch of the Thames over a 3-year period. The works included a visual survey of the structures, noting defects, and included sampling and in-situ testing works. All works were completed via boat access.

Her Majesty’s Naval Dockyard 2021 – Surveys to 40 buildings within the dockyard, which included defects and measured surveys of structural elements, including sampling and in-situ testing works.

Irish Rail Cork Kent Station – 2022 – Condition surveys to station buildings and workshops, Including 32 private dwellings adjacent to the station boundary, Prior to planned major building works at the station.

Wembley Central Station – 2012 – where Pile Investigation Works were carried out for DBK LLP using trial pits, bore holes and parallel seismic testing to establish pile depth. Rick also produced a high standard factual and interpretive report with drawings, logs, and photographs; he completes these for every job with this requirement.

Cooling the Tube Project - 2007-2008 – Measured surveys to all areas of 45 stations across the London Underground network.