BE Structural, PC

Description of Work: Full foundation inspection |Perimeter and under dwelling |Very thorough and professional. Sent very detailed report noting options for repair.

Description of Work: I have had no contact whatsoever with this provider and know nothing about them. This review request was repeatedly sent to me in error by Angies List who is apparently a very mistake prone organization.

Description of Work: CONSUMER'S AFFAIR REJECTED HIS CLAIM AND WHAT HE WROTE UP WAS NOT EFFECTIVE FOR THE OUTLINE OF WORK. HIS REVIEW OF THE PROBLEM CONCERNING THE LEDERS, GUTTERS AND SIDING WAS POORLY WRITTEN WITH TWO SPELLING ERRORS, WHICH I DID NOT SEE UNTIL IT WAS SUBMITTED TO NASSAU COUNTY CONSUMER'S AFFAIRS.

Description of Work: Did not use

Description of Work: The Bruce Ensor Structural Engineer Company gave an engineering report on recommendation of the foundation problem correction after an investigation. Mr. Ensor said that he has engineers in my area working for him. | |This guy came and first, he did not want to get in the crawl space and asked about whether we have an interior crawl space access door on the floor in the house. I said no and he claimed that most properties have interior crawl space access door on the floor and he asked me to look under carpet and maybe it is covered up! If not, I should have one put in the house so he could get in. Seriously? What an idiot! I told him that not a single property that I know of in Hampton Roads area have such crawl space entry on the floor. He did not want to get in the crawl space and claimed the access door was too small. The entrance door is metal and the size is 32"x24" which is a lot larger than most of the crawl space access in Hampton Roads. He went in after I insisted he would fit and took a few pictures inside by the access door and came back out and said all we need is to shim up the piers and jack up the joists due to settlement and the floor would be leveled. During the conversation, he said that he worked for an engineering firm locally but he worked for Bruce Ensor as an independent contractor for part time job to make some extra money. That should have had been a red flag. A structural engineer who is not making enough money and needed part time work! | |I then hired a foundation company to do the work after I received the report from Bruce Ensor's company and the estimator went in the crawl space and came back out within minutes and said that he could not give me an estimate until the broken pipes and the feces are cleaned up. There is a problem in the crawl space. He said that we need a plumber because a bunch of the pipes are broken under the downstairs bathroom and they are not connected. I asked how could that happened and he said that for the pipes to be broken like that, a tremendous force must have hit it. He asked if there was anything happened to the house and I remembered that there was a huge tree that fell on the house from next door neighbor's yard about 10 years ago. Apparently, the contractor fixed the roof but not bother to check the crawl space. The tree hit the vent pipe and pushed the vent pipe down and the tremendous force broke the plumbing pipes underneath the house. The contractor at that time did not even fix the vent pipe and not even cut a hole and restored the vent pipe on the roof. That's how much we, as a homeowner knows. I reported that to the insurance company and they looked up the report dated back over ten years ago and determined that it was legit. They sent out an inspector and determined that it was not done correctly in the past and they would pay to do the remediation, repair and restore the plumbing pipes and vent pipe after a good 10 years. Please give a hand to the insurance industry. The only thing was that the insurance company would not pay to fix the foundation problem even though it looked like the force had shaken the piers or pushed the piers lowered, a hammering effect! | |How could a structural engineer miss that in the crawl space. Now you know why he has to find part time job in addition to his full time job with his current engineering firm. The truth is that he did not check the crawl space but just laid down right inside the access door for a good ten to fifteen minutes pretending he was inspecting. He did not do a job right. It would be cheaper to find a home inspector and do a home inspection and pay the $400 and I could get a better result more than just the crawl space but the whole house. | |The foundation company came back after the plumbing work was done and inspected the space and found out some joists were cut out for pipes and not sister to reinforce the joists from the old days and probably in the early days of the construction. They sister the joists, dug out the sand and checked the bottom of the piers to make sure there is no loose soil. They shimmed up the ones that lost the shims and put in a few more piers and make sure the beams and the joists are up to code and gave us a ten year warranty. The work was done in two days! | |What a waste of money thinking that an engineering firm could give a more detail information on the foundation condition and I will recommend others not to waste money but hire a home inspector in your local area before hiring an engineer especially not from this structural engineering company who assigns work to others so called engineers in your local area. Chances are these engineers are no good and looking for part time jobs too. I will not recommend this company even though it is not their fault directly but it is irresponsible to sub the work out to unknown engineer who could not even bother to look around in the crawl space and do the job right. I guess if I crawl in the space and I would easily find the problem myself especially the broken pipes and the feces. It was good that the downstairs bathroom was not actively used. I graded this company F.

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Description of Work: Great job and reasonably priced.

Description of Work: Performed a structural inspection of concrete porch and foundation. |As requested provided a written report indicating findings, conclusions and recommenations for needed repairs. The professional structural engineer provided was very professional and provided a thorough report as requested.

Description of Work: I asked for a quote and advice for structural drawings to enclose an existing porch and convert to a family room. The local office contacted me back promptly and we discussed the all the requirements. They were very professional and very knowledgeable. We are very pleased with the response and would recommend them to friends and family.

Description of Work: Evaluation of considerable structural damage in basement foundation. Gave me an extensive printout inclusive of assessment of condition, repair recommendations, pictures, and possible contractors that can do the work. He also made his services available for follow up to the contractors if need be. | |Thank You for asking, |Please note this is my second evaluation based on your request. Please file away appropriately such that we do not have to repeat this again. | |Thank You, |Girod Payton/DV |

Description of Work: Gave me a price for a site review as a precursor to an engineering design.

Description of Work: They built two lally columns in my basement.

Description of Work: We called Bruce Ensor for a second opinion on some issues a home inspector brought up. The central office was prompt and was able to work with our schedule on short notice. The engineer was very thorough; climbed into the attic/crawlspace, checked interior and exterior of the foundation, and was patient to explain his findings. His report included suggested repairs as well as estimated repair prices and was very useful in helping us negotiate with the home sellers.

Description of Work: Inspected house for foundation issues. It went very well but there were some areas of the house that couldn't be visually evaluated so inspector used visual cues to evaluate.

Description of Work: Assessed foundation of addition to house. Very professional and timely communication.

Description of Work: This Structural engineer company is EXCELLENT!!! They were So very Helpful, prompt, and frankly KIND....I was e-mailed a full Detailed, accurate report, including photos and solutions to my 200 year old Chester county Historical farm house 4 days after initial visit .Just having the house TOTALLY GUTTED and a MILLION dollars($) worth of work done in 2011,I was rather upset, to say the least,that there were structual "issues" in my London Grove township home that were NOT CODE,eminent collapse of window lintels,and support in Beam in basement, they put my mind at EASE that it could be REPAIRED CORRECTLY <UNLIKE THE JOB THAT WAS DONE BY A PROMINENT WEST CHESTER ACHITECTURAL FIRM AND THIER BUILDER HAD DONE !

Description of Work: Analyzed basement walls.

Description of Work: Did not use this company. They are in a completely different state. Did not contact them at all.

Description of Work: Assessed for structural damage

Description of Work: Check the structural integrity of my house.

Description of Work: Micheal a structural engineer met me at the property. He was punctual. He went over the entire home with me pointing out the possible problems. He was very professional and very thorough. When he finished he asked me how soon did I need the report. I told him a couple of days not knowing that their policy was three to five business days. Micheal came to the property on friday and by monday we had the report as requested. Micheal did a excellent job and this company is excellent to work with. I would without a doubt use them again.

Description of Work: I spoke to them on the phone about a potential issue. They talked to me in depth about the correct way of going about solving my issue and gave me a good amount of information over the phone. After speaking with the seller, we decided not to pursue buying the house and therefor not need these services but I would definitely use this provider in the future. They were very helpful to my situation despite not having actually hired them.