Structural and special inspections that confirm your project is built exactly as engineered — safe, code-compliant, and on schedule.
We perform structural and special inspections during construction to verify that the work in the field matches the engineered drawings and meets the Florida Building Code. Catching issues early keeps your project safe, keeps your permit moving, and avoids costly rework later.
We coordinate site visits at the right phases of construction, verify the work against the approved drawings and code, and document each inspection with a clear report for your records and the building department. The result is reliable, professional oversight that keeps your project compliant and on track to approval.
In many cases, yes. Many Florida building departments accept an after-the-fact permit in which a Florida Professional Engineer inspects the finished work and issues a signed and sealed letter or certificate stating that it meets the current Florida Building Code, often together with as-built drawings. The building official may still ask to open finishes or to test, and anything that does not comply must be corrected first.
It is a signed and sealed letter in which the engineer states, based on a site inspection, that a structure such as a pergola, slab, fence or terrace was built according to the approved drawings or meets the code. Building departments ask for it to close a permit, to accept work that was already covered, or after a failed or missed inspection.
This is common. An engineer can inspect what is still visible, review photos, receipts and the approved drawings, and, when the building department accepts it, issue a signed and sealed letter or affidavit for the concealed work. If the work cannot be verified, the building official may ask to open part of it.
Often, yes. Depending on the case, we inspect the work, prepare a signed and sealed letter or the drawing revisions the inspector asks for, and help you get the permit back on track.
Have an engineer inspect it before closing. We can tell you whether the structure is sound, what it would take to legalize it, and prepare the as-built drawings and the letter the building department will ask for.
Thin hairline cracks are usually from shrinkage and are cosmetic. Cracks that are wide, keep growing, run diagonally from the corners of doors and windows, or come with doors that stick, uneven floors or rust stains should be checked by a structural engineer.
It is a site visit by an engineer to verify that foundations, reinforcing steel, concrete, masonry, steel and connections are built as shown on the approved drawings and to the Florida Building Code. It is typically needed before concrete is placed, at framing stages, or whenever the permit or the engineer of record calls for it.
In Florida, a special inspector is required for threshold buildings: buildings more than three stories or 50 feet high, or large assembly buildings. Homes, additions, pergolas, slabs and most small commercial projects instead need the structural inspections listed on the drawings or requested by the building department, which a Florida Professional Engineer can perform.
No. A home inspector gives a general overview of the house. A structural engineer evaluates the structure in depth, determines the cause of a problem, designs the repair and can sign and seal letters and drawings that building departments accept.
A written report or letter that describes what was inspected, the findings and any corrections needed, with photos where useful, signed and sealed when the building department requires it.
Send us the address, the permit number if there is one, the approved drawings and a few photos, and tell us what needs to be inspected. We coordinate the visit at the right stage of construction.
Tell us about your project and we'll get you a clear proposal.
