In this research, the methods of conducting a survey of building structures of cultural heritage objects by non-destructive testing methods are considered on the example of the building of the newspaper “Izvestia”, located at the address: Moscow, Pushkinskaya pl., 5. The main problems that an engineer faces when conducting these are highlighted. The causes of these problems have been identified. The influence of the disclosed problems on the entire process of surveys and commissioning of the building is noted. The ways of solving some of them proposed.