Specialty (delegated) structural design and signed-and-sealed shop drawings — fabrication-ready documents that turn a design intent into something a fabricator can build and a building department can approve.
Many structural and architectural components are delegated by the Engineer or Architect of Record to a specialty engineer — which means the fabricator, installer, or contractor is responsible for engineering and detailing that element before it can be built. That's exactly what we provide: complete delegated design plus precise, fabrication-ready shop drawings, signed and sealed by a licensed Professional Engineer and prepared to the Florida Building Code and ASCE 7 wind requirements.
Our shop drawings give the fabricator, installer, and contractor everything needed to build with confidence — member sizes, materials, connections, anchorage to the primary structure, dimensions, weld and bolt callouts, and 3D views — backed by the supporting structural calculations for permitting and approval.
If it's a delegated structural or miscellaneous-metal element, we can engineer and detail it. Common examples include:
…and more — if a fabricator, installer, or contractor needs sealed engineering and drawings to build a metal or wood structure, we can help.
And because fabricators work on tight schedules, we focus on accurate, buildable drawings with fast turnaround and quick handling of any review comments — so your shop can keep moving.
Yes. We prepare signed and sealed drawings and calculations for a single pergola, louvered roof, canopy or railing, designed with the actual product and anchored to your slab, footings or house, ready for the permit.
Usually, when a permit is required. Building departments ask for drawings and calculations that show the members, connections and anchorage designed for the wind loads at the site, or for a product approval used within its limits. Requirements vary by municipality, and we prepare the package your building department asks for.
Louvered roofs are designed for a storm position, usually with the louvers closed, and the wind calculations are based on that position. The owner should follow the manufacturer's storm instructions.
Sometimes. The engineer checks the slab thickness and condition and the uplift at each post. If the slab is not enough, we design new footings under the posts.
When the engineer or architect of record delegates a component, such as railings, stairs, canopies or pergolas, a specialty engineer designs it and prepares signed and sealed shop drawings and calculations. The engineer of record then reviews them for compatibility with the main structure.
Guards and handrails are designed for the Florida Building Code loads, including a 50 pounds-per-foot load and a 200-pound concentrated load on the top rail. Exposed elements such as canopies, screens and pergolas are also designed for the wind pressures at the site according to ASCE 7.
Yes. We design with the fabricator's actual profiles, materials and anchors, so the drawings match what your shop will build.
The contract drawings or the specification section, or for a single home, photos and measurements of the area; the layout or sketches of the component; the material and system you plan to use; and the project address.
Yes. Quick handling of review comments is part of the service, so your shop can keep moving.
Send us the component or contract drawings and we'll get you a clear proposal.
