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Crosstown Engineering
4.6(
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Engineer - Structural

Serving Southlake, TX and surrounding areas

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In business since 2012

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Customers say: True professional

"I needed a structural engineer for removing a wall. The company was able to give me a written plan I could submit to city inspectors in a very timely manner. What I thought would be a huge puse in our remodel ended up going on without delay."
Silt Fence
Swale Treatment
General Maintenance
Pond Stabilization
Pond and Settlement Basin

+3

Response time1 day
59 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by89%of homeowners
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Crosstown Engineering and Home Inspection
4.9(
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Engineer - Structural

Serving Southlake, TX and surrounding areas

Approved

Super Service Award Winner

In business since 2012

Emergency services offered

Credit card accepted

"Crosstown returned my call and scheduled me quickly for structural engineering. Angel was very professional and had my drawings turned around in just a couple of days. He even included a couple of options at my request. Super simple process. Definitely recommend."
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+14

Response time10 hrs
Response rate100%
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DGA Consulting Engineers
4.6(
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Engineer - Structural

Serving Southlake, TX and surrounding areas

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In business since 1994

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Mr. Green was able to come out just a few hours after we spoke of a morning, which allowed me to receive the structural engineering evaluation I needed, within my 7-day option period on the house we are to purchase. Mr. Green was very thorough, literally walking me through his verbal report, and gave me a plan of action for a settling/sinking concrete slab addition. I highly recommend Mr. Green's services!"
Response time1 day
10 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by91%of homeowners
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O'Brien Custom Home Designs
4.9(
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ArchitectArchitect - For BusinessDraftsperson/CADD

Serving Southlake, TX and surrounding areas

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In business since 1953

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Customers say: Super punctual

"The understanding was that he would provide everything we needed to begin construction. We hired a firm in Dallas to survey our property so that Dave could begin his design. The survey cost $500. Dave's designs are detailed and easy to read/understand. Before we agreed to do business with him, Dave told us he expected to have to change the plans several times as that was typical. We told him up front that we had two different options we were considering and he told us he would produce both options for our contractors to quote. The plans came to us with the wrong address listed, not a big deal but worth noting because the city will not accept them like that. We ended up going with the cheaper build and had to tweak it a few times due to Garland's codes. Also, not a big deal but it was at this time that Dave started complaining about how much work he was having to do for us. The ultimate complaint, and the reason why I will not use or recommend Dave's services came after we FINALLY submitted the plans to The City of Garland. They told us that they would not accept them without an engineers' stamp. I called Dave to ask about this and he recommended a couple of engineers but NONE of them would stamp plans that they did not design. We networked our own engineers and they all said the same thing. So we were left with a $5,000 pile of paper. We ended up not doing the addition because we would have had to draw a larger line of credit that we budgeted for. In conclusion, if you are building in a city that requires and enforces code compliance DO NOT USE O'Brien, find an engineer you trust and make sure they stamp the plans."
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CLIFF SIDE HOME

+5

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Recommended by97%of homeowners
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Evergreen Structures, LLC
4.2(
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Engineer - Structural

Serving Southlake, TX and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2006

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"The structural engineers at Evergreen Structures that talked to me and performed an analysis of my home near downtown Dallas were great to talk to and great to work with. They performed a thorough analysis and produced an excellent report. I highly recommend them."
2 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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homeMADE Design
5.0(
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ArchitectDraftsperson/CADD

Serving Southlake, TX and surrounding areas

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In business since 2021

Free estimates

Customers say: True professional

homeMADE Design is committed to excellence in bringing your custom home plans to life quickly and cost-effectively. I uphold a standard of integrity bound by fairness, honesty, and responsibility. My distinction is the level of service I bring to customers; I am watchful of my customers interests and make their concerns the basis of my practice. Knowledge of the trade combined with creativity and experience is what makes my service stand apart.

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Space Planning
Front Elevation

+11

Response time2 hrs
Response rate98%
Recommended by76%of homeowners
Caisson Engineers
4.3(
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Engineer - Structural

Serving Southlake, TX and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2013

Free estimates

Warranties offered

Caisson Engineers, located in DFW area, provides the best structural engineering services for residential, commercial and industrial projects as well as foundation design and foundation repair plans. Our highly educated engineers with over 25 years of experience can assist clients by preparing the engineering designs in a short time with the most accurate designs conforming to the codes and City requirements. We are an owner-operated firm.

Response time5 days
3 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Structural Engineering questions, answered by experts

Water can seep into porous materials like wood beams, floor joists, and roof rafters within minutes, but they’ll need to see prolonged exposure before you have structural damage. Mold can start growing within 24 hours, and mold can eat away at the structural components over time. Wood rot is more of a concern, though. Wet and dry rot are fungal infections that set in in moist conditions and rapidly deteriorate wood, causing major structural damage within just a few months in some cases.

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.

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.

The easiest way to tell if a wall is load bearing is to check if it’s an exterior wall or if it runs perpendicular to the joists above and below it (or parallel to beams). Exterior walls are almost always load-bearing, and walls that run under beams or parallel to them are also usually load-bearing. There are exceptions to these rules, and walls that don’t fit into these categories can still be load-bearing. If you’re unsure, hire a structural engineer to look at your home to assess whether or not the wall is structural.

The 10 10 rule describes the formula most contractors use to determine how much to charge for a job. Allowing for 10% overhead above the total projected cost to do the work and 10% profit sets a contractor up for success, even if there are delays or other problems on the project. This formula isn’t a hard-and-fast rule, but it is a ballpark figure to begin with when estimating your expenses on a job.

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