Complete structural engineering design for homes and buildings — engineered to be safe, code-compliant, and efficient to build, from the foundation up.
Structural design is the heart of what we do. We analyze and design the bones of your project — the foundation, the framing, and the lateral system that resists wind — so that everything above and around it can stand safely for the life of the building. Whether you are building a new single-family home, adding a second story, or putting up a multi-story commercial or industrial structure, we translate the architecture into a buildable, fully engineered structural system.
Every design is prepared by a licensed Professional Engineer and developed to meet the Florida Building Code, including the high wind-load requirements that South Florida demands. The result is a clear, sealed set of structural drawings and calculations your contractor can build from and your building department can approve.
We work as a true partner to architects, contractors, developers, and owners. That means we don't just hand over a calculation — we look for the most practical, cost-effective way to frame and reinforce your structure, coordinate with the rest of your team, and stay available through permitting so your project keeps moving.
Our structural design services cover the full range of vertical construction — residential, commercial, and industrial:
We design in every major structural material — and often combine them — to deliver the most efficient and economical structure for your project:
Reinforced and cast-in-place concrete for foundations, slabs, beams, columns, and walls.
Steel framing, beams, columns, and connections for long spans and demanding loads.
Reinforced CMU and concrete-block load-bearing and shear walls.
Light-frame and engineered-wood framing for homes, additions, and trusses.
Specialty and hybrid structures, designed for the specific demands of your project.
We combine materials where it makes the structure simpler, stronger, and more economical.
We design with current, industry-leading structural analysis and modeling software. Modern tools let us build an accurate model of your structure, run a full analysis of how it behaves under gravity and wind, and optimize every member — so the design is not only safe and code-compliant, but lean and cost-effective.
Better modeling also means better coordination and fewer surprises in the field: clear, precise drawings that your contractor can build from with confidence.
Each structural design project is delivered as a coordinated, permit-ready set, signed and sealed by a licensed Professional Engineer:
In most Florida cities, yes. Pergolas, gazebos, covered terraces and patio roofs usually need a building permit: the city checks zoning (setbacks and lot coverage) and asks for drawings signed and sealed by an engineer that show the posts, beams, footings and anchors designed for the wind at your address. Small exemptions vary by city, so we confirm what your building department requires.
Yes, but the connection to the house must be designed. Wind pulls up on these roofs, so the engineer checks that the wall or beam of the house can take the loads and specifies the ledger, anchors and straps. Freestanding structures avoid this connection but need larger footings.
It depends on the exact address and on the structure's risk category. Design wind speeds change across Florida and are highest in South Florida and along the coast; for example, most homes in Miami-Dade and Broward are designed for about 170 to 175 mph. The structure, its connections and its footings are designed for the value at your site.
Usually, yes, when a permit is required. Prefabricated sheds and screen enclosures may come with a product approval that shows how to anchor them; site-built structures, or products without an approval, need drawings and calculations signed and sealed by an engineer.
Yes, in most Florida cities a new concrete slab, such as a patio, a driveway extension or a pad for a shed or equipment, needs a permit, because the city checks zoning (setbacks, lot coverage and paved or impervious area) and drainage. A slab that supports a pergola, a shed, a carport or equipment also needs an engineered design. Concrete block (CMU) fence walls need a permit and engineered drawings with the footing and the reinforcing, because they must resist wind.
Yes, in most Florida cities. A new, wider or replaced driveway usually needs a permit, because the city checks zoning (how much of the front yard can be paved, the width, the setbacks and the sight triangles) and drainage. The part in the swale or right-of-way, between your property line and the street, usually needs a separate right-of-way permit from the city or county public works department.
A typical driveway on the ground often needs only a site plan with the dimensions and materials. An engineer is needed when the city asks for drainage information or calculations, when the driveway is on a slope, over fill or next to a seawall or retaining wall, or when it must carry heavy vehicles such as trucks or RVs. We prepare the site plan with the setbacks and the paved-area calculation, and design the slab when engineering is required.
Both work well in Florida. Pavers are easy to repair, and some cities count permeable pavers differently for drainage, but they need a compacted base and an edge restraint. Concrete gives a continuous surface and needs the right thickness, joints and, where required, reinforcing. Either way, the city usually limits how much of the lot and the front yard can be paved.
Yes. Florida building departments ask for pool drawings signed and sealed by an engineer, or a sealed master plan used by the pool contractor, together with a site plan showing the setbacks and the safety barrier, which must be at least 48 inches high. When the pool is close to the house, the engineer also checks that the excavation and the pool do not affect the house foundation.
In most cases, yes. Building departments require signed and sealed structural drawings for additions, second stories and new homes, showing the foundation, the framing and the wind-resisting system designed to the Florida Building Code. A second story also requires checking that the existing foundation and walls can carry the new loads.
If the wall is load-bearing, yes. Removing or opening it changes how the loads travel to the foundation, so the building department will require a permit with an engineered design, typically a new beam, posts and footings. We confirm whether the wall carries load and design the replacement.
It means a Florida-licensed Professional Engineer has designed or reviewed the drawings and calculations and placed his seal and signature on them, physically or digitally. Building departments require it to accept structural documents for a permit.
Under Florida law, homeowners can act as owner-builders and pull the permit for their own home, signing a disclosure that acknowledges their responsibilities. We provide the signed and sealed drawings for you or for your contractor.
It depends on the size and type of project: a pergola, a slab or a letter is very different from a new home. Send us photos, a sketch or the plans and we will send you a free quote with the price and the delivery time before any work starts.
For small projects, photos of the area, rough measurements and the property address are enough to start. For larger projects, the architectural plans and any survey or soil report you have. With that we define the scope and send you a clear proposal.
Yes. Responding to plan review comments is part of the job: we revise the drawings and calculations and answer each comment so your permit keeps moving.
Send us your architectural plans and we'll get you a clear proposal.
