Structural Engineering
Structural Engineering may not always be required by your local building department.
However, The Bungalow Company strongly suggests that it be done. Building a home is one
of the largest purchases one ever makes— and the minor cost of structural engineering
far outweighs your cost to build in the end. Having proper structural engineering ensures
timeliness of production and peace of mind knowing that your job is done right.
When working with The Bungalow Company, an estimate for engineering will be provided
on your project and you will pay the engineers invoice directly (with no mark up from
The Bungalow Company). The Bungalow Company design team will incorporate the engineering
information into final plans and provide a final quality check before shipping your project.
The Bungalow Company will issue the approved design to the structural engineering firm,
which will commence work based on the approved design. We encourage you to review the design
thoroughly before approving it as changes later in the game can delay the schedule and incur
additional costs. Your new home is our priority — the sooner we know about change
requests, the more efficiently and cost effectively we can incorporate your changes.
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Every region of the country has unique soil, wind, snow
and seismic characters that affect the structural system of any building. Additionally,
every building code has different formulas and factors to design structure with. Therefore,
most plans need to be engineered by a professional engineer to meet your regional conditions
and specific building code requirements. A stamped and sealed plan with calculations will
expedite approval of your plans in the building and planning departments. In many cases,
a concise structural design by a seasoned structural engineer can save on construction cost.
The Bungalow Company has created relationships with a variety of structural engineering firms
throughout the country which are licensed in every state and can provide the required
expertise to fast track you project.
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