At Strut Engineering & Investment, Inc., we’re proud to offer structural engineering support across Savannah, GA, a region celebrated for its historic architecture, coastal setting, and growing suburban communities. From downtown Savannah’s preserved antebellum homes to modern builds in areas like Southbridge and Georgetown, we provide thoughtful engineering services that address each property's unique age, condition, and environmental context. Our team supports projects throughout the region, including:
Isle of Hope – This scenic waterfront community features older homes and properties built near tidal marshes. Structures here often reflect the charm of long-standing coastal living.
Ardsley Park – With its early 20th-century homes and tree-lined streets, Ardsley Park projects are typically sensitive to historic design and thoughtful renovation.
Dutch Island – A private, gated community where homes are often elevated and built with flood conditions in mind. Construction reflects both environmental awareness and structural resilience.
Wilmington Island – Known for its family-friendly neighborhoods and steady residential growth, Wilmington Island combines convenience with suburban appeal.
Skidaway Island & The Landings – These upscale island communities are defined by their waterfront locations, high standards for design, and the need for careful site planning.
We also serve clients in Coffee Bluff, Thunderbolt, Georgetown, and surrounding areas — each with its own soil conditions, flood risks, and permitting requirements. Whether it’s a historic home in Ardsley Park or a modern home build in Georgetown, we deliver practical solutions grounded in engineering expertise and regional knowledge.
Engineering in a coastal city like Savannah involves more than just structural math — it demands awareness of local site conditions, flood zones, salt exposure, and shifting soil types. From pier-and-beam foundations near Thunderbolt to slab-on-grade designs in Georgetown, each site presents its own technical requirements and code considerations. Our engineers have worked throughout Savannah and its surrounding communities, giving us insight into common building methods, aging structures, and best practices for moisture protection, load distribution, and long-term durability. This familiarity helps us provide tailored solutions that align with the region’s climate, zoning, and construction standards.
We see every structure as a part of Savannah’s evolving story — whether it’s a new build along the marshes of Skidaway Island, or a renovation in historic Coffee Bluff. As the region grows, we’re here to support builders, homeowners, and developers with professional engineering guidance that enhances safety, performance, and value. From concept to construction, we provide trusted support that reflects our respect for Savannah’s past and our investment in its future. Let’s work together to build structures that stand strong in the Lowcountry for generations to come.
Strut E&I provides the full range of structural engineering services in Savannah: structural design for new construction, rehabilitation and building modification, forensic engineering, expert witness and litigation support, property condition assessments, and solar PV structural engineering.
For homeowners, our two most requested residential services are second-story addition engineering and load-bearing wall removal — both of which require sealed drawings before a permit will be issued. Every project is assigned a dedicated licensed structural engineer.
It changes the constraints, not the physics. Savannah's Historic District is one of the largest in the country, and exterior alterations there face design review in addition to normal permitting. Practically, that means structural solutions often have to be concealed or worked inside the existing fabric rather than expressed — which usually means more engineering, not less.
Savannah's historic stock is largely brick masonry and heavy timber, much of it well over a century old. The recurring problems are deteriorated mortar joints, rotted or undersized joist bearing where wood meets damp masonry, foundation settlement in soft coastal soils, and previous modifications that interrupted a load path.
Yes. Savannah is close enough to the coast that hurricane wind loading governs much of the design, and both new construction and significant alterations have to account for it under the applicable code.
Yes — a structural assessment before you buy an older Savannah property is one of the most valuable inspections available, because the expensive problems in historic buildings are structural and are not what a general home inspector is trained to evaluate.