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  • 2225 S Grand Ave., Santa Ana, CA 92705
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Foundation Inspection & Retrofit Engineering

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We provide foundation settlement assessments, reports, and engineering plans/calculations in all areas of Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Diego County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, Ventura County, Santa Barbara County, San Luis Obispo County, and Kern County.
See this page for Explanation Diagrams of how induced stress occurs from Settlement, Heaving, Slope Creep, the minor, moderate, and severe thresholds that can be used to gauge your movement, and what affordable Repair Solutions (with Push Piers, Helical Piles, and Helical Tiebacks) look like.

EXPERIENCE: 20 YEARS & OVER 2,000 HOUSES ASSESSED AND/OR RETROFITTED AND 8.8 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE DISASTER ZONE ASSESSMENT EXPERIENCE IN CHILE & NEW ZEALAND

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Our evaluation services include:

  • determination if repairs are recommended or not
  • cost estimates for repairs
  • explanations and explanatory diagrams
  • guides to determine if the house needs a seismic retrofit
  • past settlement to stress relationship
  • vulnerabilities present at site enabling future stress
  • a glossary of terms
  • liquefaction potential
  • landslide potential
  • seismic force potential
  • all reports are reviewed, stamped/signed with engineering seal, and authorized for release by our principal engineer
  • and more

Foundation Settlement/Vulnerability Inspection / Report Fees:

These fees will be invoiced in advance and payment is required in advance to reserve appointment. Confirmation of appointment will only be sent once payment is received.
We use a digital monometer instrument or laser level to determine the slopes in the floors.
  • $800: < 1,500 sqft
  • $825: 1,501 sqft to 2,000 sqft
  • $850: 2,001 sqft to 2,500 sqft
  • $875: 2,501 sqft to 3,000 sqft
  • $900: 3,001 sqft to 3,500 sqft
  • $925: 3,501 sqft to 4,000 sqft
  • $950: 4,001 sqft to 4,500 sqft
  • $975: 4,501 sqft to 5,000 sqft
  • $1,000: 5,001 sqft to 5,500 sqft
The assessment is done on-site but recommendations and cost estimates are not given on-site.
The principal engineer reviews the assessment and provides the conceptual recommendations and ballpark cost estimates in the written report (which comes with explanatory diagrams).
A verbal consultation on-site or after the report is released is not included in the fees on our webpage and is not provided by our firm.
If a verbal consultation is desired with our principal engineer after the report is released, we invoice at that time in advance a $200 fee to be paid online. Once paid, a 1-hour phone consultation will be scheduled.

NOTE: WE DO NOT ENTER INTO THE CRAWL SPACE OR ATTIC. WE ONLY LOOK IN FROM THE ACCESS DOORS WITH A FLASHLIGHT.

(ADDITIONAL FEES BELOW)

Additional Travel Fees:

These fees will be invoiced in advance and payment is required in advance to reserve appointment. Confirmation of appointment will only be sent once payment is received.

  • $150 San Diego, Riverside, or San Bernardino County.
  • $300 Ventura County, Santa Barbara County, San Luis Obispo County, and Kern County.
(ADDITIONAL FEES BELOW)

Foundation Inspection Report Release Expediting Fees:

Optional service: Expediting Report’s Release can be decided on after inspection occurs.

These fees can be invoiced in a separate invoice after the inspection occurs. Payment must be received prior to the report’s release.

Once the inspection has been performed, our principal engineer must review for quality assurance. If desired, the report can be released earlier than our standard 3 business day turn around time for the following expediting fees:
  • $0 for 3 business days
  • $100 for 2 business days
  • $300 for same business day
  • $400 for expediting a report on a weekend day
(ADDITIONAL FEES BELOW)

Cancellation Policy:

  • < 8 hr of start time: 0% refunded
  • < 24 hrs: 50% refunded
  • Greater than 24 hours: 100% refunded

Optional Foundation Retrofit Engineering (Drawings/Calculations for Construction)

After the above tasks are completed, if the foundation settlement warrants stabilization, strengthening, retrofitting, we can perform the engineering if directed by the client in writing to do so. This is an additional service than the above service.

We specialize in the following foundation engineering retrofits for voluntary and remedial stabilization throughout California:

  • Helical Piles
  • Push / Driven Piers
  • Helical Tie-backs

Deliverables
Stamped and Signed Calculations and Drawings (a.k.a. plans/blueprints)

Fee
$2,500
o For homes with hillside slope creep requiring tiebacks the additional fees of $400 are applicable.
o Due upon completion of Deliverable. Invoiced at that time online. Payments can be made online through
quickbooks (ACH bank transfer or credit card), paypal, venmo, zelle. Fees apply for some forms of online
payment. WE NO LONGER TAKE CHECKS IN THE MAIL. Deliverables will be sent once the invoice is paid.

For more information, visit our other website at https://foundation-engineering.com/

 

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