Adding a second story to a house is not a bigger version of a remodel. It is a change to the building’s structural system. You are taking a house designed…
When you take out a load-bearing wall, you don’t get to take out the load. The floor above, the roof, the second story, the furniture and drywall — all of…
Most homeowners searching for load-bearing wall removal cost are looking for one number. There isn’t one — there’s a stack of them. The engineering, the beam, the shoring, the demolition,…
The wall between your kitchen and living room looks like it’s just standing there. It might be. It might also be the only thing holding up your second floor. From…
The typical second-story addition cost runs somewhere between $100 and $400 per square foot, which puts most projects in the $100,000 to $300,000 range. That is a real number, and…
Adding a second story is the most structurally demanding renovation a typical house can undergo. Everything you build up there — framing, drywall, flooring, fixtures, furniture, people, and the roof…
Florida structural engineering is different from structural engineering anywhere else in the country. The Florida Building Code is among the strictest in the nation. The High-Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ) in…
The Carolinas are three distinct structural engineering markets sharing two state building codes and a lot of geography. Charlotte’s high-growth commercial development, Raleigh-Durham’s research and university construction, and Charleston’s coastal…
Any experienced commercial real estate investor knows that buying a property without due diligence is buying a lawsuit waiting to happen. Two of the most common due diligence reports —…
Foundation settlement is the most common structural issue we investigate across the Southeast. Nearly every house and commercial building will experience some settlement during its first few years — that’s…
