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Telltale Signs Your Home Needs a Structural Engineer
As a homeowner, noticing signs like cracks in your foundation, drywall cracks, uneven floors, water in your basement, or other unusual symptoms can raise concerns about your home’s safety. These underlying structural issues may require the expertise of a structural engineer.
Foundation Wall Failure
A foundation wall failure happens more often than you might think. Initially, it might begin as a crack in a wall, then quickly (or overtime) become dangerous. Living in a structurally safe home is crucial. Take appropriate measure to protect your property and the people within.
Condo Structural Inspection
A condo structural inspection is often necessary for the safety of its tenants. PVE will perform this inspection & can schedule an annual review.
Failing Basement Foundation Walls
When inspecting and evaluating a home with failing basement foundation walls, Penn Valley Engineering is happy to provide not only an engineering design and blueprint cost for the recommendations but also an approximate construction cost based upon observations and engineering experience.
Inspecting an Unfinished Full Basement Foundation Wall
Should your basement foundation wall show signs of possible failure, call PVE. Our engineers perform many structural inspections and will be able to inspect your home for any structural issues.
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