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Structural design for homeowners, contractors, builders and architects. Sheldon Gibbs, P.E., designs the work himself and stays available to answer plan review comments and questions from the field.
Open up a floor plan, add a room or build up. We size the members, detail the connections and give your contractor drawings that pass plan review.
New foundations designed for Florida soils, and repairs designed from a real diagnosis of what moved and why.
Outdoor structures that hold up to Florida weather, water and wind.
Design and documentation to meet the Florida Building Code, Residential, and the wind speeds where the house actually sits.
Statewide. Many projects can be designed from photos, measurements and existing plans; we visit the site when the work needs it.
Address, what you want to build or fix, and any photos, survey or existing plans you have.
We confirm what the design needs and whether a site visit is required, then send a fixed quote.
Calculations, drawings and details, signed and sealed by a Florida licensed professional engineer.
If the building department comments on the plans, we respond and revise.
Answers for your contractor in the field, and inspection or certification letters when the building department asks for them.
If the wall is load-bearing, yes. Most Florida building departments require a sealed design showing the new beam, its supports and how the load reaches the foundation. We can tell you whether the wall is load-bearing and design the beam if it is.
Yes. We provide signed and sealed structural drawings, calculations or letters, depending on what your building department requires, and respond to plan review comments.
Yes. Many of our residential projects come through contractors and architects. We coordinate directly with them so the structural design matches their plans and their schedule.
Yes. We prepare residential structural designs for projects anywhere in Florida.
The address, a description of the work, and any photos, survey, sketches or existing plans. For repairs, photos of the problem help us scope the visit.
Send the address and a short description. Sheldon will respond personally, usually within one business day.
