Structural engineering for homes, with the design to match.

We design the structure for one-off houses, extensions, renovations and alterations, and for smaller commercial buildings. Every design is checked against the Eurocodes and issued with calculations, drawings and a written specification, so your builder knows exactly what to install.

• Steel and timber beams for wall removals and new openings
• Foundations, with an assessment of ground conditions
• Floors, roofs and load-bearing walls
• Temporary works and propping during alterations
• Foul and surface water drainage, attenuation and soakaway design
• Percolation tests for on-site wastewater treatment
• Site inspections during construction and final sign-off

A pre-purchase survey, also called an engineer's report, is an inspection of a property you intend to buy, carried out before you sign contracts. Your solicitor and mortgage lender will usually expect one. Its purpose is to find defects that could cost thousands to put right, while you can still negotiate or walk away.

We also inspect homes for existing owners, where cracking, movement, storm damage or a failing boundary wall needs an engineer's opinion for a solicitor or insurer.

• Structure, roof, walls, floors, windows and doors, as far as they are visible
• Damp, cracking, movement and signs of past repairs
• Extensions or alterations that may need planning permission
• Estimated costs for putting significant defects right
• A clear written report with photographs

Many attics can be converted into useful living space. For the room to count as habitable, and be described that way when you sell, it must comply with Parts A, B, F, K and L of the Building Regulations. We provide the full design package for builders to price, then inspect the work and certify it.

• Measured survey of the existing roof space
• Structural design of new floor joists, beams and any dormer (Part A)
• Fire safety and escape window requirements (Part B)
• Ventilation and insulation (Parts F and L)
• Stair layout and headroom (Part K)
• Stage inspections during the works
• Certificate of Compliance on completion

A snag list records every defect and unfinished item in a new or renovated home, so the builder can put them right before handover. A builder is not obliged to tell you about defects, and a new home is not guaranteed to comply with the Building Regulations. An engineer looks beyond the finishes for problems that are not obvious to the untrained eye.

• Room-by-room inspection of finishes, doors, windows and fittings
• Roof space, insulation and ventilation, where accessible
• External walls, paving, drainage and boundaries
• Items that do not appear to comply with the Building Regulations
• A photographed report your builder can work through
• Follow-up inspection to confirm the snags are closed out

We certify that completed work complies with its planning permission or the Building Regulations, or is exempt from planning. Solicitors ask for these documents when a property is sold, and banks ask for them before releasing mortgage funds.

• Opinion on compliance with planning permission
• Opinion on compliance with the Building Regulations
• Certificates of exemption from planning
• Stage payment certificates for mortgage drawdown
• Certificates of compliance on completion

We do not act as Assigned Certifier or Design Certifier under the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations.

When land or property is registered or transferred, the Land Registry needs a map that shows the boundaries accurately. We measure the site and prepare a compliant map for your solicitor to lodge. We also carry out surveys of sites and buildings as the basis for design and planning drawings.

• Site measurement of boundaries
• Land Registry compliant maps on Tailte Éireann base mapping
• Maps for sales, transfers, first registration and folio corrections
• Topographical surveys of levels, boundaries, trees and services
• Measured surveys of existing buildings

We design one-off houses, extensions, renovations and smaller commercial projects. Each design starts from your brief and budget, and because we are engineers, the structure is worked out from the first layout rather than fitted in afterwards.

• Briefing meeting and site visit
• Measured survey and as-existing drawings
• Layout options developed with you
• Plans, sections and elevations for planning
• A specification that keeps the build within budget

We manage the planning process on your behalf, from the first conversation with the Planning Authority to the decision. Before any application, we check whether the work is exempted development, as many smaller extensions do not need permission at all.

• Exempted development advice and Section 5 declarations
• Pre-planning consultation meetings with the Planning Authority
• Topographical site surveys
• Site characterisation (percolation) tests for rural sites
• Planning drawings, site notices and newspaper notices
• Preparing and lodging the application
• Responses to requests for further information
• Retention applications

Planning drawings show what a building will look like; construction drawings show how it is built. We prepare detailed drawings and a specification so that every builder prices the same job and builds it as designed.

• Construction drawings and specification for the contractor
• Structural design for all building elements
• Alternative structural solutions where they save cost
• Review of tenders from builders
• Site inspections and quality checks during construction
• Health and safety documentation
• Final sign-off and certification