Hi everyone! My name is Pavlos, and I'm a Project Engineer, currently working for a mechanical contractor. I came from Greece a couple years ago. Before I set foot here I knew that REI was something that I wanted to p...

An architect told me that the structural engineer services for building a 1000 sq ft 2 story ADU in Los Angeles would be $15K-20K. Does that seal reasonable?My lot is flat and 'unremarkable', btw.

Good morning everyone! My name is Andy, my wife and I are saving up to buy our first property/house. By the time it is February 2022 we will have saved up a minimum of $42,000. Right now we currently live in San Diego...

I'm developing a multi-family community from scratch, and hired a local civil engineer firm for site work (grading, erosion control, drainage plan, etc.) design. The design will be used to get city permits. It is expe...

Hello BP Community!My name is Trevor and I am a 25 year old mechanical engineer in Pittsburgh, PA (specifically the south side area).  I have been working the past three years out of college as a Project Engineer with...

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My name is Chris Mojo and I am a current architecture/construction management graduate from Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo (SLO) now living in beautiful Orange County, CA. Havin...

Hello everyone I hope you can bear with me I am a numbers guy and not much of a writer haha. I am excited to write my first post about my real estate story. I am twenty-two years old and I am graduating college from C...

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...

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 ...

Looking for advice on the best way to approach the county permit office to rebuild an outbuilding (non residential storage building somewhat over 200 sq ft) that is grandfathered in, but in poor condition (over 50% da...