Service lines
Engineering services for Texas property and construction
Nine service lines, each ending in a document somebody relies on: a lender, an insurer, a building official, or a court. Every deliverable is reviewed and sealed by a Texas licensed Professional Engineer in responsible charge.
The service lines
Nine documents, one standard behind each
Each line ends in something a lender, an insurer, a building official, or a court has to accept. They differ in what they examine. They do not differ in how the work is carried out.
- Sealed service lines
- 8Sealed service lines
- Service regions
- 8Service regions
- Texas counties covered
- 254Texas counties covered
How the work is produced
The same process behind every one of them
The service lines differ in what they examine and what they produce. The way the work is carried out does not change between them.
Step 1 of 4
Scope agreed in writing
What is being examined, what will be produced, and what the deliverable will and will not address. Scope disagreements after the fact are almost always scope that was never written down.
Step 2 of 4
Field work to a protocol
A technician certified on the written protocol for that service collects the same evidence in the same order, with photographs keyed to locations rather than gathered loose.
Step 3 of 4
Engineering review
A licensed Texas Professional Engineer reviews the record, forms the opinion, and takes responsible charge of it. Field work gathers evidence. It does not reach conclusions.
Step 4 of 4
Sealed and delivered
The document is sealed and delivered as a PDF formatted for whoever has to accept it, whether that is a plans examiner, an underwriter, or a loan file.
- Certification
Roof Inspections and Certifications
A sealed engineering opinion on the condition of a roof as it stood on the date it was inspected, issued after a documented field inspection to a written protocol.What it involves - Coastal
Windstorm WPI-8 Certifications
The windstorm certificate of compliance required in the Texas coastal catastrophe area, inspected and submitted by an engineer appointed by the Texas Department of Insurance.What it involves - Certification
Foundation Inspections and Certifications
A sealed engineering opinion on how a foundation is performing, supported by floor elevation measurement and a documented inspection of the structure, the drainage, and the site.What it involves - Sealed letter
Solar Structural Letters
The sealed structural review most Texas jurisdictions require before a rooftop solar permit is issued: framing capacity, attachment detail, and wind loading for the site.What it involves - Lending
Manufactured Home Foundation Certifications
The engineer's foundation certification required before an FHA, VA, or USDA loan will close on a manufactured home, measured against the HUD permanent foundations guide.What it involves - Permitting
Structural Letters for Permits
The sealed letter a building department asks for when an alteration affects structure: wall removal, a new opening, a header or beam, or a change a plans examiner has questioned.What it involves - Sealed letter
Repair Specifications
A sealed document that defines exactly what is repaired and how it is repaired, so every contractor bids the same scope and a building department can permit the work.What it involves - Design
Residential and Light Commercial Design
Sealed structural design for homes, additions, and light commercial buildings: foundation design for the soil on site, framing plans, and drawings a permit office can review.What it involves
Start a job
Tell us what the letter is for and we will tell you yes or no
Send the address, what the document is for, and the date it has to be in hand. Some jobs this firm cannot take, and you will hear that in the first conversation rather than after you have paid and waited.