Structural engineering
in house.
Seismic zones, hillside lots, and complex roof geometries handled without third party coordination. One designer, one drawing set, one phone call.
Seismic zones, hillside lots, and complex roof geometries handled without third party coordination. One designer, one drawing set, one phone call.
Most residential designers hand structural engineering off to a consultant. That means two sets of drawings, two personalities, and all the miscommunication that happens in the gap between.
D.C. Foote keeps structural engineering in house. Beam sizing, foundation design, seismic lateral analysis, shear wall schedules - all produced by the same hand that drew the floor plan. No gaps. No conflicts. No weeks lost waiting for someone else's calcs.
Everything your permit set needs without calling an outside engineer.
Slab on grade, raised, piers. Hillside lots with complex grade beams and caissons when needed.
California seismic design categories calculated. Lateral loads traced through the structure.
Beam sizes, post locations, rafter schedules. Wood, steel, or hybrid systems.
Proper load path to foundation. Hold downs specified. Nailing schedules.
Yard retaining, foundation retaining, cantilever walls, with tie backs if needed.
Existing structures analyzed and upgraded where new loads demand.
Structural concept aligned with residential design concept from the first sketch.
Preliminary sizing. Spans, loads, and geometry checked for feasibility.
Member sizes refined. Connection details developed.
Formal engineering calculations for permit.
Stamped structural drawings integrated into residential design set.
Field clarifications and RFI responses during build.
Integrated structural engineering that never creates a coordination problem with the residential design.
