MSL provides:
- Advice & design solutions
- Building designs
- Building surveying
We undertake a wide variety of structural design work and small scale domestic projects are an essential part of our practice’s portfolio demanding as much attention to detail and expertise as any of our major commercial schemes.
As a domestic client you may need a structural engineer for a number of reasons, and the information below provides further details of the services we offer for typical enquiries.
“If your home improvement or domestic project involves the alteration of your property’s structure, then you will need a structural engineer”
A structural engineer is a professional advisor, similar to a solicitor or accountant. Sought at the right time, his advice can save you time, and money. Many domestic clients only undertake one building project in their lifetime, and MSL are here to help you, along with your architect, to deliver that project on time and on budget.
You should not leave the appointment of the structural engineer to the last minute, nor should you consider the structural engineer to be a subcontractor to the builder. MSL is here to help and advise you.
MSL carries out a large number of small projects for our domestic clients. Typically these range from structural design of complete new houses, foundation solutions in difficult ground conditions, through loft conversions and property extensions, down to design of a single beam or lintel for removal of a section of wall.
Normally on such projects, we produce the calculations necessary to obtain Building Regulations approval of structural matters. We also produce drawings, sketches and/or specifications to describe the structural elements to the architect and builder.