Anasazi Engineering

Provided very professional, objective recommendation for drainage remedies. Gave follow-up feedback on several drain companies proposed plans.

Great. I was concerned about small cracks in my exterior brick and a few interior drywall cracks. He told me the brick cracks were heat expansion. He inspected my entire home interior and exterior and gave great suggestions and a detailed report, showing no problems other than normal settling and aging of the structure. He was very thorough, knowledgeable and pleasant to deal with. I would definitely call him again. The price was reasonable.

The cracks were diagnosed as not caused by settling. Other structural damage to the house was analyzed and a detailed report was provided.

Jim Gendill, the owner and inspector, came out at appointed time and conducted a thorough inspection of the exterior, interior of the house. He also went under the crawl space to inspect the foundation. He sent me a report of the findings and recommendations for repair. I spoke to him at length after I read the report to understand the issues and plan of action for repair. Jim was very knowledgeable and helpful.

Did a complete examination of structure to review cracks. Provided thorough analysis of findings. Very professional.

It was a perfect suggestion. I highly suggest his expertise to anyone interested in doing a similar project.

Very pleased with Jim's work; well worth the money for his analysis & recommendations. I highly recommend him.

Very well, did a great job, made some great recommnedations that we have implemented and they have worked well.

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Jim was able to get out to the lot more quickly than I could have hoped, given that we needed to stay ahead of the building schedule. He and an assistant/student spent a couple of hours examining the lot, the rough-graded driveway, and the foundation. Within a day or so, I received a very clear written report with drawings and descriptions of problem areas and solutions. Jim was thoughtful and thorough and clearly good at what he does. He is respected by others in the community; a landscape architect who visited the lot later had nothing but positive things to say when I mentioned Jim's prior look at it, and she was glad to work with him, should the need arise, as we decided how to deal with problems in the yard. My only suggestion when working with Jim is to remember that he is an engineer, a little taciturn. I needed a wide range of problems addressed, and I wasn't certain what he would and would not be able to address, so told him all of them. He assured me that he could help -- I think he knew what part of my needs he was interested in dealing with, but wasn't all that clear on the phone with me. As it turned out, he focused on the driveway and drainage issues, which was very useful, but I was little in the dark about what exactly was going to be addressed in the report before it arrived. I mention this only so that others can be more precise than I was in advance, and be sure they know what just they are contracting for. As for me, I was more than satisfied with the help I received, and recommend Jim without reservation. 

The team performed a structural review of my house and saved me $10,000 that I would have wasted on purchasing piers. If you think you may have issues with your foundation speak to them first before you call a foundation repair company. They provide a very detailed write up on the property will worth every dollar i spent for the service.

I had to recall them several times. The person he recommended to call me back took several calls.

He was punctual, professional and thorough.  He gave me his findings verbally before he left and I had the written report within just a few days.  He recommended remediation of the improperly placed and inadequate supports that had been placed under the house long ago.  I needed quite a few new supports.  Having this report made the process of getting estimates from  foundation/leveling companies go very smoothly and I felt more secure that I was not being told I needed things that weren't necessary.  The $400 fee for the report was well worth it to me and I feel that I will be saving more than that in repair fees.

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After discovering some cracks along the north wall of our home, we investigated and then decided to contact a structural engineer for a professional analysis as to why the cracks were appearing at certain points within the foundation and structure of the home and what we needed to do to fix the problem.  After reviewing Angie's List, we noticed Anasazi Engineering reviews were very positive so we contacted Mr. Gendill, the owner, and set up an appointment to evaluate the condition of the property.  Mr. Gendill arrived promptly, was very professional and thoroughly explained  as a structural engineer what his skill set provided and how his assessment could help us pinpoint what exactly was creating the cracks in the walls and what steps to take to repair the problem. The assessment took about 2 hours. Once Mr. Gendill was finished with the review and evaluation, he stated that he would provide a written report and recommendations to explain his findings to us within 3 days. The engineering report was emailed to us within 3 days at a cost of $400. The cost and information I received was more than worth the price when one considers the technical information and insight that was provided to repair the problems. I would highly recommend Anasazi Engineering and Mr.Gendill as an excellent structural engineer.

We made the call and everything was handled professionally from the moment we contacted Anasazi.  Scheduling was easy.  Jim arrived at the day and time he scheduled with us.  With a new house, we wanted a professional to provide recommendations, which is what we got with this provider. The analysis took under an hour, and we received a professional report within a week.  We are completely satisfied with this service.
I couldn't judge the price here as we did not price shop. However, we feel like the price was worth it for the piece-of-mind and recommendations.  I recommend Anasazi to anyone who needs structural engineering services.

My phone call to Anasazi Engineering was returned same day.
Time was scheduled for Mr. Jim Gendill to inspect my home.
Mr. Gendill showed up at the scheduled time.
I walked through my concerns with him and then turned him loose to conduct his inspection. He did this with respect for my home and contents.
After about an hour and a half Mr. Gendill eliminated my concerns and told me there was no issue with my foundation, the damage is being caused by the high winds we experience in the Piedmont area.
Mr. Gendill then explained that a full report would be e-mailed to me in three days. It actually arrived the next day! The report even contained recommendations for fixing the issues I was having.
This was a very pleasant experience. Mr. Gendill is professional and thorough.
I would recommend that if anyone has concerns regarding their home foundation, cracks either inside or outside, or doors sticking that they contact Anasazi Engineering before consulting pier installers.

He was very thorough, spoke to me throughout the process, explaining why some things were or were not of concern. His explanations were understandable, even though they were about engineering concepts. He was very respectful of my questions and, even when something turned out to be inconsequential, he explained why and how, and was never dismissive. The report which he produced was extremely thorough, with pictures illustrating each point, and an excellent explanation of the items listed and their impact on the integrity of the building. We plan to sell, and this report would fully address a buyer's questions, and would be useful if they wanted to submit it to their own engineer for a second opinion.

He did a really great job and definitely knows what he's talking about. We had him inspect our future home that was built in 1920 and were relieved that he didn't tell us to run away screaming. Really nice guy, too.

Jim Gendhill came out and assessed all of the damage we reviewed from a tornado. He was thorough, professional and sent a report with photos for is to give to insurance. He also explained exactly why we had more damage over time since the storm. I definitely would recommend them to everyone!

Mr. Gendill was very professional, pleasant, and thorough. We were selling our home and our buyers wanted us to pay for a $30,000 basement fix to a problem that we thought might have a cheaper solution. Mr. Gendill studied our home from top to bottom, took pictures, and provided a full written plan within a couple days. He provided free consultation throughout the process of fixing an identified issue in our basement (we ended up constructing a concrete wall with rebar, which Mr. Gendill specified had to have rebar placed so far apart in the concrete block cells, and the concrete footing had to be so deep and wide, etc.). Part of his fee included having to travel over 90 miles to our home from Mr. Gendill's location. The resulting wall in our basement (including labor for three guys) was about $8000, a much better price than the other proposed solution that the buyers' engineer came up with. Mr. Gendill was about triple the price of another engineering firm we sought estimates from, but I appreciate that he did not charge per hour and his consultative services were free once we paid for the structural inspection. He is also somewhat of an expert in older homes (our home is historical), and seemed to understand the unique issues of older homes. His report was much more extensive than the one produced by our buyers' engineer (which was only a couple pages and did not have any specific fixes; Mr. Gendill's report was over 15 pages). We also hired the buyers' engineer to provide simultaneous recommendations for how to fix identified problem areas (both engineer's were concerned about the same wall in the basement, we agreed to pay the buyers' engineer at an hourly rate), but we NEVER heard from the buyer's engineer in 3.5 weeks (by the time the wall was constructed according to Mr. Gendill's recommendations)! Even though I think Mr. Gendill's services were pricey, we had peace of mind that we got very concrete/specific results with proposed fixes quickly, got these results quickly, and could try to get our home ready for buyers and finish the remediation process. We would hire him again if we needed to!

It has been OK. He was thorough and he was fair priced. I would recommend him. He provided me a CD with a copy of all the pictures he took on the property and gave me information that I could use for my insurance of the home later. He was quick and responsive.

It went all right. It was less than what they quoted me. Nothing really stood out about them.