Full New Reserve Study
Establish the baseline when no qualifying current baseline exists.
A Full New Reserve Study establishes the association's component, condition, cost, useful-life, and funding baseline when the existing record cannot support an Update.
See the supported answer first, followed by the information used, unresolved gaps, review steps, and sources.
How the work moves
From your information to a supported decision.
See what happens at each stage, what still needs attention, and when a professional report becomes an issued record.
- 01
Qualify
Confirm that a new baseline is needed
Ballast first determines whether the existing record can support an Update. A Full New Reserve Study is recommended only when a qualifying current baseline does not exist.
- 02
Scope
Define the association and common elements
Known property facts carry into scope. Required information, walkthrough needs, exclusions, and open questions remain visible before professional work begins.
- 03
Evaluate
Establish the current reserve basis
Professional work addresses the components, current cost basis, remaining useful lives, and funding position included in the accepted scope.
- 04
Decide
Show what the Board needs to act on
The report leads with the current position, funding recommendation, capital timing, material risks, and decisions—not internal processing detail.
- 05
Issue
Preserve one defensible baseline
The completed report is professionally reviewed and issued as an immutable baseline. Live Reserve Service is a separate recurring election after issuance.
Start with the question
Start with the diagnosis, not a product catalogue.
Known property facts carry forward into the appropriate scope and one exact quote when professional work is supported.