Structural Engineering Service

Remedial & Repair Works

Repair work needs a sensible balance between understanding the cause, protecting the building and producing details that can actually be built.

Overview

Clear structural design for approval and site.

Design of remediation schemes for structural defects, subsidence, cracking and deterioration. BJS Engineering keeps the design package practical, properly evidenced and focused on what the homeowner, architect, builder and building control team need to move the project forward.

Repair calculations and drawings where required

The aim is a concise, buildable answer rather than a bulky report that is difficult to use on site.

Details for strengthening, tying, bearing or underpinning works

The aim is a concise, buildable answer rather than a bulky report that is difficult to use on site.

Practical notes for builders and building control

The aim is a concise, buildable answer rather than a bulky report that is difficult to use on site.

What Is Covered

The details normally included in this service.

Subsidence and settlement remediation
Structural crack repair design
Underpinning schemes
Structural strengthening works
Historic and heritage building repairs

Process

A straightforward route from information to answer.

The best starting point is usually a drawing pack, photos of the existing building and a short note explaining what needs to change.

01

Identify the defect, constraints and likely structural cause.

02

Design a repair or strengthening approach suited to the building.

03

Issue clear remedial details and support reasonable site queries.

Need this type of structural design?

Send drawings, photos or a short description and BJS Engineering will advise on the right structural input.