Is it settlement or something more serious?

There are a lot of companies in East Texas that will offer opinions on whether or not your structural distress is a real issue and if it needs to be repaired. The problem is, most of them do not have the qualifications to make the call. A Professional Structural Engineer has the technical knowledge and practical experience to develop professional opinions on structural distress. There are almost no Professional Structural Engineers in Tyler that offer services to the residential market.

Davis Engineering and Consulting offers residential structural engineering services to evaluate distress and provide detailed reports or structural certifications as needed. This service follows the guidelines published by the American Society of Civil Engineer’s Texas chapter titled “Guidelines for the Evaluation and Repair of Residential Foundations”.

The two most common types of evaluations are a Level A and Level B evaluation:

A Level A Structural Evaluation is performed by a licensed Professional Structural Engineer. The purpose of a Level A Evaluation is for a structural engineer to give a professional opinion on the overall structural condition of the house. A Level A Evaluation involves gathering a general understanding of the property history, performing a visual walkthrough, and providing professional opinions on whether the structure is generally performing as intended or if additional evaluation is needed to assess structural stability and long-term performance. Further action could be required if conditions that are generally unsafe, the structural integrity of the house appears to be compromised, or if there is a reasonable risk of long term serviceability issues.

A Level B Structural Evaluation contains all the elements of a Level A Evaluation and contains more detailed measurements such as foundation levelness, tilt, deflection, and provides repair recommendations and methodologies to correct substantial foundation movement.