Residential

Residential structural engineer, North Shore and Auckland

Structural engineering for alterations, extensions and assessments. Smaller residential jobs are welcome. Send your plans and I’ll confirm whats needed, a fee and a start date.

Your job is done by a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng), from the first look at your plans to the paperwork council needs.

Send your plansCall 021 799 628

What I can help with

Residential alterations and assessments

Structural alterations and wall removals

Removing or moving load-bearing walls, new openings, beams and posts, with the calculations and PS1 council needs.

Send: floor plans, photos of the wall and ceiling space, and what you want to change.

Extensions and additions

New rooms, second storeys and additions, designed to tie in with the existing structure and foundations.

Send: your architect’s or designer’s plans and the site address.

Solar panel and roof load checks

Checking that your roof framing can carry new solar panels, heat pumps or other plant, and strengthening it if needed.

Send: the panel layout and weights from your installer, and photos of the roof framing.

Decks and retaining walls

Decks, balconies and retaining walls, including timber pole and concrete walls on sloping sites.

Send: a sketch with heights and lengths, and photos of the site.

Pre-purchase and condition assessments

Structural inspections and reports on homes and multi-unit buildings before you buy, or when something doesn’t look right.

Send: the address, the listing if there is one, and what concerns you.

Not sure what you need?

Describe the job in a few lines and attach any plans or photos. I’ll tell you what’s involved.

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How a residential job runs

Four steps

You send your plans or photos and a short description.
I confirm a whats required, a fee and a start date.
Design, calculations and drawings, with a PS1 for council where one is needed.
Site inspections during the build, and a PS4 if council requires one.

Useful to know

Planning an alteration or an extension?

Send your plans and I’ll confirm whats required, a fee and a start date.

Send your plans