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We are structural engineering consultants. We provide structural documents (drawings and calculations) for almost all construction related projects such as: Industrial, Commercial, Residential, High Tech, Equipment Anchorage, Earth Structures and more.
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Structural documents, consultation, observation, seismic=retro fit and more.
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He said the city would require we replace the entire back wall of our 2 story stucco home with new sheer wall and new stucco and we would have to bolt the house to the foundation in many more places. Well, that killed the project for us.
A couple months later we visited our city planner to see if there was any way we could add the desired door expansion. They recommended that it was likely it could be done, we should consult with a structural engineer (begin again finnigan) who could provide the necessary calculations, specifications, and drawings. They indicated it was unlikely that we would need to reinstall sheer wall through out the two stories of the back wall of our house and it should not be necessary to put more bolts in the foundation. We are encouraged and will try again to find a structural engineer who will create the plan we can take to the city.
$200 spent for no expertise applied at all. The structural engineer is the one who looks at the specs, does the math and helps the homeowner. This fellow seemed not to know the specs or he did not have the skills or desire to do the computation for the add on.
"We are saddened to read our client, Member's review on Angie’s List. We quickly realize that there was a misunderstanding from reading her interpretation of events. We had informed the client that the 6-ft sliding door can be enlarge to 8-feet, but would need to perform seismic calculations to fully understand the impact on the existing structure. The house was built in 1980 and the as-built drawings indicated that the stucco wall (no plywood) was the seismic resisting system, which is no longer allowed in high seismic zones per the current 2010 California Building Code and ASCE/SEI 7-05. Our game plan was to perform a seismic analysis on the rear wall, which was highly perforated with windows and doors already. If our analysis showed the shear load increase is less than 10% or relatively low, then a statement stating that no further seismic upgrade is required should suffice. However, there is the possibility that a seismic upgrade to the 1st floor may be required. We believe the client latched onto the last statement "seismic upgrade to the 1st floor" then misunderstood it to mean the entire back side of the building and got scared from doing the job. A professional needs to inform, yet not overwhelm the client with information and various possibilities. It appears that we failed in this endeavor and apologize. Bottom line is that their home, like others built in the same manner, do not meet current seismic codes and the larger door would further lower their houses seismic resistance. However, this doesn’t mean that their house is unsafe or would be unsafe. All field visits are $200.00, but we always encourage clients to first visit us at our office for free consultation."
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