Structural Engineering Design

The "structural design" is the part of the job where we take your plan and add the beams, foundations, shear walls, roof plywood and other structural elements, and draw them on plan sheets, including details. This is what the builder requires in order to build the project, and is what the building department needs to check for structural code compliance.

Structural designs typically show both engineered structural elements and non-engineered structural elements. "Engineered" structural elements are those that only an engineer or architect is licensed to design "Non-engineered" structural elements are those that a drafter or designer is able to design without the help of an engineer

On many jobs, the drafter, designer or architect will provide the structural drafting work (the structural plan sheets). In that case, the engineer typically only reviews work from the designer, and provides notes indicating the required structural elements - a process referred to as providing "redlinesā€¯. The engineer then provides calculations for the engineered parts of the design.

We can do the complete structural design and drafting, or just provide redlines with calculations, depending on your requirements.

Please contact us for more information.

Testimonies

As a design build remodeling company, we have completed numerous projects with Matt Parisek's help. Matt has treated every project with thoroughness and professionalism. His solution-oriented approach has consistently saved us time and money, and has helped us to produce outstanding results. Matt’s attention to detail and his willingness to review alternative construction methods has aided us many times in meeting our construction budgets without sacrificing design.

We can rely on Matt to turn our drawings around in a timely manner and to work with the City of Sacramento Building Department to facilitate approval of our plans, allowing us to meet our construction schedules. Matt Parisek is always pleasant to work with, and we will continue to call on him for our engineering needs.

I have had the pleasure of working with Mr. Parisek on several high end custom home projects and have found Mr. Parisek to be a very valuable resource. Mr. Parisek's attention to detail and extensive technical expertise is very impressive. Mr. Parisek works diligently to value engineer his projects, helping to reduce costs. He takes a hands on approach to his work and is always available on short notice.

In 2002 we moved our construction and remodeling business to El Dorado Hills, CA. Since that time, Matt has been our engineer of choice. Matt is precise, dependable and offers good advice pertaining to your building and permitting needs. We have also found that his fees are competitive and reasonable. Matt will go the extra mile to see that your needs are met efficiently, accurately and cost effectively.

Matt Parisek's quality of work and level of expertise is second to none. He takes pride in his work, and is very thorough with making sure it's done right, complying with all city codes, ADA laws, etc. His level of integrity is what I like best. His primary focus is to figure out how to benefit the client, and not how to bill him. He always conducts himself from a very fair standpoint and is always concerned with putting out the best product possible. Matt Parisek has truly been a savior to my project.

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