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Scope & quote
Send a description, photos, and any existing drawings. We confirm what is structural, what is architectural, and what is out of scope. A written quote follows within one business day.
Service · Structural engineering
The calculations and drawings that let a building stand.
Structural design and analysis for renovations, additions, foundations, and load-path changes, sized to the Ontario Building Code and CSA standards, sealed by a licensed Professional Engineer.
Scope
What a structural engagement covers.
Structural engineering is the analysis that proves a building can carry the loads imposed on it, dead, live, snow, wind, and seismic, and the drawing set that communicates the result to the trades who build it. The detail goes from a single beam at a wall removal up to a full custom home with foundation, framing, and connection details.
- Beam, post, and lintel sizing for openings and wall removals
- Foundation and footing review, including underpinning for basement lowering
- Load-path analysis for additions, second storeys, and dormers
- Structural assessment of cracks, settlement, and damaged framing
- Connection details, wood, light-gauge steel, hot-rolled steel, masonry, concrete
- Lateral analysis for shear walls, hold-downs, and bracing
- Coordination with mechanical, energy, and architectural disciplines
OBC Parts 9 & 3Residential and Part 3 commercial
CSA O86 · S16 · A23.3 · S304Wood, steel, concrete, masonry
NBCC loadsDead, live, snow, wind, seismic
1, 3 weeksTypical engineering & drawings
Common engagements
What we are usually called for.
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Wall removal
Load-bearing wall opened, beam and post sized, footing checked, and a stamped detail issued for the contractor.
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Basement underpinning
Existing footings stepped down, sequencing diagrammed, and a structural design package issued for the permit.
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Addition / second storey
Existing structure assessed, new framing designed, and the load path traced to the foundation.
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Foundation review
Crack mapping, displacement measurement, repair scope, and a signed structural opinion.
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Decks & accessory structures
Ledger, post, beam, and footing design for above-grade decks needing a structural permit.
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Garage & carport
New, replacement, or modified detached structures. Includes light-frame and CMU.
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Commercial fit-out
Tenant improvements that touch structure, openings in demising walls, mezzanines, equipment loads.
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Damage assessment
Post-event structural review (fire, water, impact, settlement) with a written report.
How it runs
A typical structural file, end to end.
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Site visit
The engineer attends the property to measure, photograph, and identify the existing load path. Hidden conditions, sagging beams, post-and-pad rot, undocumented changes, get flagged here.
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Analysis & drawings
Members are sized, connections detailed, and the drawings prepared to the contractor's reading level. Calculations are kept on file and referenced by sheet.
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Stamp & issue
Drawings issued as a sealed PDF set, with DWG or RVT exchange on request. If the project needs a permit, the structural set is bundled with the architectural set.
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Inspections
During construction, the engineer is reachable by phone and attends the site for the inspections required by the permit. A Letter of Conformance closes the file.
Got a wall, beam, or foundation to size?
Send a photo and a description. We'll come back with a written quote within one business day.