Design FAQs

Exemplary projects include:

• Load-bearing wall analysis and removal

• Additions

• Decks

• Dormers

• Attic conversions

• Suspended slabs (evaluate existing or design new)

• Crawlspace-to-basement conversions

• Fire damage assessment and recommendations

• “Dangerous Buildings” evaluations and reports

• Feasibility analysis (e.g., can we convert our attic to a loft without significant structural changes?)

• And more—contact us to see if your project is within our areas of expertise.

Sometimes clients engage us at the very outset of a project for a “feasibility analysis.” For example, you might ask us to look at your attic and determine whether it can be converted to a loft without significant and costly structural modifications. Our analysis may help you determine whether your project is feasible, at all.

For a smaller project, like opening up a floor plan, a client may engage us to determine whether the wall is load bearing, and if so, size the structural support members and provide documentation for permitting.

For a larger project, clients will typically work with a contractor or architect to develop a plan and then engage us to provide structural analysis and documentation, including documentation to support permitting.

No, we do not provide architectural drawings or interior design services.

When you have a firm concept for your project, we can analyze structural loads and specify structural members needed for your project. We can also provide the documentation that is required for permitting in cities around the Metro.

No. We do not provide construction services and we cannot provide estimates for the cost of construction due to the extensive non-structural considerations.

Yes, we can provide the structural analysis and documentation required for permitting the structural elements of your project (we do not offer support for the permitting of non-structural details). We have experience working with cities all over the Metro.