Can a 25 foot long 6"x4"x.210" 6061 aluminum association I-beam can span a distance of 24 feet? It is for the top of a pergola and both beams would be supporting about 200 pounds of rafters and lattice on top.

Hello, my husband and I are handling our first major rehab, which includes popping the top on a small SFH to add a second level, and digging out the basement to create additional living space. The basement dig involve...

A two story 2500sqft house in Austin/Pflugville, built in 2016. The house looks beautiful but disclosure indicate it had major foundation repair this year (36 piling installed). Foundation engineer did a check and sai...

Plan to order a structural engineering study to determine if the house has sufficient foundation to add a couple rooms above the back. I am assuming (happy to be corrected) that I would need to break it into several p...

Hi all! Just had a contractor quote $5500 to replace a wooden load bearing beam in the basement that had previous termite damage (no active termites present/seen). However, the structural engineer did not account for ...

Architect A estimated I would need to pay $10K-$15K for civil engineering services for a 2 story ADU on a flat lot in Los Angeles.They say it is for grading and low impact development/stormwater management).Architect ...

Hello, we are planning on opening a residential assisted living (up to 8 beds) in Ohio. The Board of Building Standard Department informed us that we need to work with a design architect or engineer to draw the plans,...

As I'm sure a lot of you know many of the properties being offered up by the wholesalers typically have foundation issues. I'm curious as to what others in the area think about these? Addressing foundation issues can ...

Hi Bigger Pockets Community,
the company I am interning at is facing an issue. We are trying to creatively find a more affordable solution that will allow us to meet our goal of starting the build later this fall.
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I am a 10 year veteran single family investor but made the switch to commercial in 2018 and I am not on my 5th building. Now that I am getting into bigger projects, I need to sharpen my approach. I have been using mos...