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Hall Engineering, LLC
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Serving Destrehan, LA and surrounding areas

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In business since 2015

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Felt the evaluation and inspection was handled efficiently and will take action to correct items identified."
Response time10 hrs
Response rate87%
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DreamMatrix Engineering, LLC
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Serving Destrehan, LA and surrounding areas

In business since 2023

Free estimates

Warranties offered

"He called me back on a Saturday and came out the same day to look at my project. He gave us ideas on what we needed to do fix our issue. He was a pleasure to work with."
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Response time2 hrs
Response rate100%
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Sierra Engineering & Environmental Services, LLC
New to Angi

Serving Destrehan, LA and surrounding areas

In business since 2010

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At Sierra Engineering & Environmental Services, LLC, we focus on quality home improvements over quantity. We use our 30 years of experience and expertise to complete your project with perfection. Customer service and honesty are the most important aspects of our business and your satisfaction is guaranteed. Please call us today for an estimate. We look forward to working with you.

Response time10 hrs
Response rate100%
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Phoenix Global Engineering and Construction, Inc.
New to Angi

Serving Destrehan, LA and surrounding areas

In business since 2005

Free estimates

Offers commercial services

Phoenix Global Engineering and Construction, Inc. is dedicated to providing our customers with the best quality and craftsmanship. We are here to build relationships with our customers and communities and to provide our employees with a great place to work. We look forward to working with you!

Response time30 mins
Response rate100%
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Structural Engineering questions, answered by experts

The depth of any foundation style depends on your climate and how deep the frost line is, as building code requires that the footers of a foundation—which are built into a monolithic slab—sit at least a foot below the frost line. At the southern tip of Florida, for example, a monolithic slab foundation would only need to sit 12 inches under the soil at the widest parts. On some parts of the Canadian border, the frost line is 100 inches, which would mean a minimum of 112 inches, which is prohibitively deep for a monolithic slab.

A structural engineer evaluates any structural components, like floors, foundations, walls, and roofs, to ensure they can support the structure. They also consider the soil quality in your area, potentially extreme weather conditions, and proximity to bodies of water and groundwater to ensure your building can withstand any stresses placed on it by the surrounding environment. Structural engineers work on both new and existing buildings.

Although the two terms are closely related and often used interchangeably, pier and beam foundations and crawl spaces are different things. A pier and beam foundation is made up of concrete piers and wooden beams and creates a space under the home known as a crawl space. There are several types of foundations that create crawl spaces, often collectively known as “crawl space foundations,” but the crawl space itself is separate from the foundation. 

The primary reason homes have crawl spaces is so the foundation can reach down below the frost line to avoid dangerous soil movement and structural damage when the ground freezes. They’re more popular in colder climates where the ground freezes down to a few feet, and slabs are most popular in warmer areas where there is no frost line. Crawl spaces also provide a space for utility lines to run where they’re at less of a risk of freezing.

Yes, an LVL beam is more affordable than the cost of a steel I-beam, totaling between $50 and $200 per linear foot as opposed to the $100 to $400 per linear foot you’d pay for a steel I-beam. Not only is the wood material more affordable than steel, but it’s also more similar to traditional wooden beams and doesn’t require as much retrofitting to connect joists.

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