Stephan Nemeth
Structural Issues
Hi BP,I recently went under contract for a quad and secured a pretty fair deal from the retiring owner. Everything was going smoothly until the inspection revealed some potential structural issues. Upon further insp...
Michael D'Elia
Civil Drawings - Pricing
Hello everyone, I'm brand new, as in my first development deal ever and have gotten to the point where I need civil drawings. Does anyone know the factors involved in pricing civil drawings? I'm curious if anyone here...
Mike Chapin
Property with foundation problems
I'm looking at purchasing a property with some foundation concerns. Looking at roughly $500o in repairs to install a dozen piers according to a contractor.
Has anyone purchased properties with these issues and what t...
Joel Miller
New Build - Flood Zone/plain
Hey all, I’m under contract for a building lot in a AE Flood zone. I’m wondering how to structure my foundation. Should I do a raised foundation, engineered flood openings, or fill dirt and do a normal crawlspace. I’m...
Emil Pinlac
Please Advise: ADU Cost Components Breakdown?
Would anyone be able to give a quick breakdown of the various costs associated with planning and building an ADU in either your backyard, or as a garage-conversion in California? I'm talking about modest-sized JADUs o...
D Barkley
Interior architect/designer vs interior designer in DMV
Also wanted thoughts if i was just to layout the interior walls with a designer and use my GC to implement the layout, would that be more feasible financially? The architecture firm for the project Im working with are...
Philip Hy
Foam jacking as alternative to piers?
I have a rental property in DFW area that is having foundation settling issues (no surprise considering the region). One side is down 3 inches. Ramjack quote me $10,000+ for 12 piers ($830 a pier)! Ramjack seems like ...
John Backus
Leaning concrete piers
Hello, I am looking into buying a summer home in northern Arizona. Unfortunately, prices for most homes in the areas I have been looking at are pretty high and the properties out in the woods like I want are rare. ...
Spencer Brown
Newbie in Toronto, ON (Dufferin County)
Hi There, My name is Spencer Brown. I am an engineer in training doing civil and environmental engineering on land development projects (typically subdivisions). I will hopefully have my P. Eng designation by spring 2...
Alex U.
ADU Design Fees
Typically if an architect is designing a duplex ADU, with the same floor plan on the top and bottom. They may charge $8-12k.
If this design was going to be replicated 8 times, ie 16 units total, what is a fair cos...