Structural engineering letters and engineer-of-record transition support are available when an existing-building question needs documented responsibility.
Existing Building · City Records
City and county building departments maintain permit records, plan sets, and inspection histories for buildings constructed under their jurisdiction. When original drawings aren't available elsewhere, city records requests can recover partial or complete structural and MEP information that supports engineering for modifications, repairs, or additions.
City records vary in completeness and may not reflect field-verified as-built conditions. Engineering based on city records is typically supplemented with field verification for critical structural elements.
A condition assessment documents the current state of a building's structural system or MEP systems — identifying defici…
A large percentage of existing building projects have no drawings on file. Engineers work through this all the time — us…
Field verification collects the physical data about an existing building that engineering design depends on — member siz…
When contractors provide high-quality field documentation — photographs, measured dimensions, framing member sizes from …
Send us what you have — drawings, photos, or just a description. We'll tell you what engineering is needed and how much it costs. Fast quotes, no runaround.
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