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How Much Should You Pay for An Engineer’s Evaluation?
Let’s say you are purchasing a house, and you have the home inspected. The home inspector notices some foundation settlement and recommends you get an engineer to look at it. At this point, you might wonder, how much should you pay for an engineer’s evaluation? How much is that going to cost you? If you
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25 Years in business, If I did it again
Way back in 2000 I went off on my own in business. In October I became incorporated, so I count that as when I started my business, although in actuality I started it a few months earlier. If I did it again, what would I change, and what would I not change? Let’s take a
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When to Call A Structural Engineer For Your Home
When Should you Call an Engineer for your Home? Here’s a list of things that can happen and it’s best to get an opinion from an engineer first: Finding a Structural Engineer How do you find a structural engineer? There are a couple ways. One way is to check out the web site of your
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Foundation Repair Engineering – What’s Wrong With My House?
This week I got a call from a person who had foundation problems. They didn’t just want a repair though. They wanted to know what was the cause of the foundation failure. The caller said that they were told that there had “been a pond under the house”, and wanted to know if that was
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The Harsh Truth About Insurance Claims
A few years ago I spoke to another engineer at a social event for an engineering society that I belong to. He was quite pleased with what he did for a living – he evaluated insurance claims for insurance companies that homeowners placed. He prided himself with finding reasons to deny any and all claims
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Crawl Spaces in Old Houses – Canaries in a Coal Mine
By George W. Runkle III, MS, PE, SE Crawl spaces in old houses present unique challenges and considerations for homeowners and renovators alike. If you’re considering purchasing a very old house, particularly one in the range of 100 years old or more, it’s essential to understand what you might find in the crawl spaces in
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Transforming a Warehouse into a Sound Studio: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at One of Our Most Fascinating Projects
At Runkle Consulting, Inc., we pride ourselves on taking on challenging and innovative projects. A contractor, Mike Hammersmith Construction, tasked us with an exciting endeavor: a structural modification of existing building by converting a warehouse into a state-of-the-art sound studio. The details of this project highlight our commitment to precision, creativity, and engineering excellence. Project
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NCR HQ – Bar Code on the Parking Garage
This project was a cladding design that we worked with SECO Architectural Systems to bring to life. The project is a bar code pattern in aluminum cladding on the parking garage. The Architect (Duda Paine Architects) specified it to be a delegated design. That is a design that the Architect “delegates” to the contractor to
