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Hall Engineering, LLC
4.6(
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Engineer - Structural

Serving Gretna, LA and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2015

Emergency services offered

Small jobs welcome

Hall Engineering is a Professional Service is that is committed to excellence every aspect of our business. We uphold a standard of integrity bound by fairness, honesty, and personal responsibility. Our distinction is the quality of service we bring to our customers. Accurate knowledge of our trade combined with ability is what makes us true professionals. Above all, we are watchful of our customers' interests and make their concerns the basis of our business.\n ** We provide a professional service to ensure your home is structurally sound or provide the proper reports for the work that needs to be completed by your hired contractor **

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Recommended by64%of homeowners
K Crockett Designs, LLC
4.2(
62
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Engineer - Structural

Serving Gretna, LA and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2006

Emergency services offered

Small jobs welcome

"Kennon always does a good job. He responds quickly with honest and balanced Engineering Prescriptions. As a Custom Home Builder and remodeler, there have been a few times where we really needed an answer and engineered fix to move forward on what we had discovered. He was there in a timely manner with the drafting and paperwork we needed. K Crockett Designs, LLC. Now does all of our Civil and Structural work. Lance A. Lamb, President, Green Coast Living, Inc. AL Builder # 22965"
Response time12 hrs
Response rate85%
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Carter's Residential Services LLC
5.0(
10
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Draftsperson/CADD

Serving Gretna, LA and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2003

Small jobs welcome

Credit card accepted

"Tray is easy to work with and very thorough. He is responsive to your requests and helpful. Very professional and is looking out for his clients. He is very patient and calm which is helpful when dealing with first time home builders. We would recommend him."
Response time1 day
3 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by80%of homeowners
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Evolution Drafting
3.7(
124
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Draftsperson/CADDArchitectArchitect - For Business

Serving Gretna, LA and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2018

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"I am having a full master bath and kitchen remodel done with new layouts in both rooms and knocking out a wall. Evolution worked with me to quickly get a drawing done of the new layouts so that the contractor could get started on the project. They made sure to include me in the process so that the design would be done exactly as my wife and I envisioned. They communicated effectively throughout the process and were always courteous and professional. I recommend them to anyone with drafting needs."
Zeal Floor Plan
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Charcoal Floor 1

+23

Response time1 day
Response rate100%
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APEX Drafting LLC
4.3(
6
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Draftsperson/CADDArchitect

Serving Gretna, LA and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2020

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

We have a single mission: Complete Customer Satisfaction! We have consistently focused on the needs of our customers, providing personalized attention and a stress-free experience.\nYou will find us to be competitively priced with close attention to the details.\nOur reputation is based on service, safety, and quality, regardless of how large or small the job.\nWe look forward to building a lasting relationship and guarantee your satisfaction!\n

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Hall Engineering, LLC
4.4(
14
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Engineer - Structural

Serving Gretna, LA and surrounding areas

In business since 2015

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Marques was wonderful. He was efficient and helpful. He even was happy to provide additional answers to questions from contractors in reference to structure construction. We called him for a second job."
Response time10 hrs
Response rate90%
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K Crockett Designs, LLC
4.9(
37
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ArchitectArchitect - For BusinessDraftsperson/CADD+1 more

Serving Gretna, LA and surrounding areas

In business since 2006

Free estimates

"Hiring Kennon was a great decision and I highly recommend him. I was in a jam and needed someone to come out quickly to my house and perform a structural engineering report. Kennon came out the next day. He was very thorough, answered all my questions, and most important, understood the time urgency. I had the report the next day. I had previously hired another engineer who took two weeks to do the same type of report and it was nowhere near as coherent as Kennon's. I would highly recommend Kennon for structural engineering needs."
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Structural Engineering Project
Recommended by97%of homeowners
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Rose De Nola Remodeling and Construction, LLC
4.8(
28
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Draftsperson/CADD

Serving Gretna, LA and surrounding areas

In business since 2013

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Choosing Rose de Nola for our room addition and bath remodel was the best decision we've ever made concerning our home. We got their name from a friend who had used them to build a loft on their garage. Our project started by converting two bedrooms to a second master suite with a bathroom and renovating an existing bathroom. . We weren't quite sure what we wanted. We had limited space and we needed someone who could "think outside the box." We met with several other contractors, but when Jordan shared his vision for our project, we knew we had truly found someone with a gift. We were amazed with the attention to detail, his ability to finish on time, and his willingness to stay within our budget. They attended to our project as if they were working on their home. The designer was especially concerned with making the new addition fit architecturally with the pre-existing 15 year old structure. During the 10 month project, our project manager was either on site or just a phone call away. You could tell that he had put tremendous effort into building relationships with sub-contractors who could meet his expectations. It's been two years since our project was finished. I can still pick up the phone and call Jordan for anything. Within two rings, he is ready to personally handle a warranty issue or stop by to tighten the hinges on a door. That's why I'm always happy to provide a review for them. We've never had that kind of service and care from anyone we've worked with. Someday, I'm going to buy a piece of land and build a brand new home. Rose de Nola will handle everything when that happens."
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+105

Response time11 hrs
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Structural Engineering questions, answered by experts

First, most contractors will have a structural engineer create a report and plan for your project to ensure it’s safe to cut into the load-bearing wall. The contractor will then excavate around the wall, if necessary, measure the opening—allowing for additional space to fit and level the door, and then cut the doorway out. They will likely install a steel lintel as a header over the door for support. Once the doorway is cut out, they’ll demolish the concrete using sledge hammers and masonry chisels, clean up the surrounding concrete, and seal around the door with masonry mortar. 

Structural engineers draw structural plans, which include detailed drawings of the structural components of a home only. Complete house plans will require additional work from an architect or draftsperson, whose drawings will take the structural drawings into account. They’ll also include more details about the finishing materials and layout of a home, including everything from roofing and flooring materials to the position of furniture, light fixtures, switches, and plumbing fixtures.

It depends on the bank and the extent of the issue. Some banks will lend against homes with minor foundation damage, but most won’t if the issue is structural since the home acts as collateral for the mortgage. Banks that offer renovation loans might still finance a home with structural problems. More minor issues like settling cracks and intermittent problems with humidity are unlikely to stop a bank from financing.

According to the Earthquake Country Alliance—a public and private alliance in California that works to improve earthquake and tsunami readiness—reports that unreinforced masonry, such as stone, bricks, and hollow clay tiles, is more susceptible to earthquake damage. The mortar between bricks isn’t as stable as other building materials and methods.

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.

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