What we do as Structural Engineers

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1.        Building extensions.

2.        Loft conversions.

3.        Internal building alterations and adaptations.

4.        Refurbishments.

5.        Structural condition inspections and reporting.

6.        New build housing.

7.        Adaptions to domestic drainage.

8.        For Building Regulations Approval, we can provide:

• Calculations. 
• Specifications. 
• Sketches. 
• Drawings. 
• Reports on structural aspects. 

9.        CDM Regulations, we can provide:

• Client advice about their duties and responsibilities.
• Assist with pre-construction information.
• Principal Designer role.  

If you are a HOMEOWNER contemplating investing a significant sum of your money in a home alteration or extension, you will be looking to protect and maximise that investment.  Here are some of the benefits to be gained by using a  Structural Engineer:

• Professional advice from qualified people registered with the Institution of Structural Engineers.
• Cost effective and safe designs.
• Work carried out to high standards and adherence to the Institute's Code of Conduct.
• Contractor cost certainty.
• Building Regulations Approval support.
• Homeowner support about legal duties and responsibilities. 

Professional advice from qualified people.

Professional advice from qualified structural engineers, will be:

• Aimed at minimising unnecessary cost expenditure.  
• Advising on how to comply with legal duties.
• Ensuring that designs are safe.

This will be a significant step towards protecting your investment. 

Cost effective and safe designs.

Qualified Structural Engineers specialise in providing cost effective and safe designs, specifications, sketches, drawings and if necessary, reports on structural aspects. These services will support your engagement with Building Control and greatly assist resolution of technical structural queries that might arise with Building Control and/or the Builder. 

Registered with the Institution of Structural Engineers, exacting high standards.

The Institution of Structural Engineers demands of its registered members, high standards of entry qualification, affiliation, continuing professional development and compliance with its Code of Conduct. From this professional platform, Structural Engineers can use their skills to determine, evaluate and resolve the mathematical and physical needs of loaded building materials and justify their structural safety, with greater certainty than others. 

Contractor cost certainty.

Usually, working in close association with Architects, qualified Structural Engineers will provide suitable information for Builders to price and work from, providing the homeowner with better upfront cost certainty than without. 

Building Regulations Approval.

Building Regulation approval and final certification is now a critical part of a home sale. Solicitors, on behalf of the buyer, will require proof that alterations or an extension under the remit of Building Control was properly obtained. Retrospective ‘regularisation certification’ is possible at a cost but may fail or alternatively indemnity insurance, in favour of the purchaser, may be requested. 

Homeowner legal duties and responsibilities. 

With few exemptions, building work by homeowners, since 2015, has been subject to the Construction (Design and Management) regulations (CDM). 

CDM for some homeowners can be a new challenge.  While it's a legal requirement on homeowners, qualified professionals, like Architects, Structural Engineers and Mechanical & Electrical Engineers, can guide a homeowner through the legal duties and responsibilities placed on them, leading to the appointment of a Building Contractor, who will also engage and assist with CDM compliance.  

If a homeowner is unsure about CDM, we advise seeking advice at an earlier stage, as homeowner duties begin right at the start of a project.