Foundation Engineering
If your site has expansive clay, previous fill, or drainage issues, soil testing is highly recommended. It helps determine bearing capacity, moisture content, and the right foundation type to avoid settlement or future shifting.
A contractor executes the work, but a structural engineer evaluates conditions and provides the design or repair plan. For permits or long-term stability, cities often require input from a licensed engineer, not just a contractor.
We can provide formal engineering letters summarizing foundation damage, causes, and recommended repairs. These letters are often needed for insurance adjusters or claims related to soil movement or structural failure.
Have your site plan, soil report (if available), architectural drawings, and city planning notes ready. These documents help speed up the design process and ensure your foundation plan meets building and permitting requirements.
Structural Design and Drawings
During home renovations, a structural engineer evaluates the integrity of load-bearing walls, foundations, beams, and other structural elements. They ensure any changes won’t compromise the building’s stability or safety.
Hire a structural engineer when structural elements—like beams, foundations, or walls—are involved. Unlike contractors, engineers provide signed calculations and design plans required for permits, ensuring changes won’t compromise the structure’s safety.
Structural engineers assess the issue, identify code deficiencies, and design correction plans. Cities often require these stamped documents to resolve violations, especially when the issue involves framing, foundations, or unapproved modifications.
It depends on the scope. Engineers may provide one-time designs or offer periodic site visits to check progress and confirm that construction follows the structural plans. This helps avoid mistakes or deviations that could fail inspection later.
Yes, if your deck is elevated, large, or attached to a home. Cities often require engineered plans showing post spacing, load capacity, and home connections to ensure it won’t collapse or fail over time.
Framing Inspection
Framing plans show how walls, floors, and roofs are built using lumber or steel. Structural plans include broader details like foundations and load analysis. We provide both, depending on your project’s size and city requirements.
We can update incomplete or out-of-date frame plans to match modern building standards. To save time and prevent permit rejections, we examine current plans, determine whether any details are lacking, and prepare revised documents for submission, inspection, or construction.
Dimensions such as stud spacing, headers, joist spans, and connection comments are all part of our designs. So that contractors and local authorities receive just what they need—nothing extra, nothing missing—we adjust the degree of detail to your project.
We may examine your contractor’s plan to ensure it satisfies structural and regulatory requirements. You won’t have to worry about project delays or failed inspections since we’ll make the necessary revisions and submit the final version.
Yes, we coordinate framing design with mechanical layouts when available. This helps prevent conflicts between framing members and ductwork or pipes, avoiding costly rework during construction. If plans aren’t ready, we still allow for future routing.