Not only did Dan put together a solid structural design for our home, but he's been very supportive…read morein working through updates and building with our contractor. Thanks Dan!

Dan and his team recently inspected our property for seismic safety as per the service I requested…read more They were thorough , seemed very knowledgeable and I enjoyed discussion our project with his team. Highly recommend.

I reached out to Jim regarding a leak that was coming into the house at the lowest point of my…read morehome. I thought I would be in for a large cost to install a French drain system, but he was the first to say that we should look into seeing if we can solve this for $10. 1/ Adding some caulking to the side of the house, due to some cracking he saw in the exterior. 2/ adding to the downspout and adding a separate tube that can move the water to a different location. Super honest and thoughtful. In the future, if I need some investigation or work, Jim's my guy! Thanks for saving some money and being thoughtful.

Responsive, thorough and professional. No longer full service so Jim has structural engineers that…read morehe recommends and has with in the past.

We have been working on a 2nd floor addition to a 100 yr old house. As one can imagine, there are…read moremany significant structural issues that may arise unexpectedly when opening up walls and seeing how people build things 100 yrs ago. David and Ray have been incredible since the beginning of the process, helping us navigate through all the structural concerns and always trying to find a value engineering approach - whether it was optimizing depth of foundation work, or finding ways to reinforce old windows, coming up with ways to get headers into locations where there isn't the space, and/or proposing alternative shear wall options when there isn't room to fit things. Ray, our project engineer, has been the best communicating and responding to all our questions and worries. He carefully reviews the problem at hand that arise and often will provide 2 or 3 possible options that our builder can work on. With our current project, Ray is always super prompt to resolve any issues via call or email, or video conference and if necessary an onsite visit to inspect the construction phase. He was just crawling in our crawlspace the other day and notified our builder if some items that needed to be addressed to maintain a positive continuous connection from 2nd floor down to 1st floor and to crawlspace foundation. We are now adding the 2nd floor framing and almost done the most stressful part of the project. We have done 3 major remodels in the past with other firms where it was difficult to get in touch with anybody. With Ray and David at Simplengi Engineering, it has been a very refreshing experience to have experts that promptly responds to all our concerns. Value engineering, great timely communication, attention to detail, common sense, simple and smart engineering. We highly recommend Ray and David and Simplengi Engineering for any structural work. Simply great engineering. We don't plan to do another remodel for 100+ years but if we did, we would hire Simplengi 100% for sure.

​If you want the highest degree of professionalism​, the best customer service​, and an incredibly…read morewell trained and highly ethical engineer​, who is a supreme problem-solver and someone who actually responds to your questions, then you'll be 1000% satisfied with Dave Yadegar at Simplengi. ​D​ave is a superbly qualified engineer with a ​v​ast amount of varied professional experience​, and with his knowledge and skills​, ​h​e has saved us substantial amounts of time, money and perhaps most importantly - aggravation.​ ​I​nterestingly, I have met ​two other clients​ of Dave's, and they both shared the same opinion of​ his ability.​ ​D​ave will save you time, money, frustration, etc. New construction, remodels, expansion, - commercial and residential: he will simplify your life as ​he has done for me. He is absolutely the very best. PS- a shout-out goes to Antwon Trinh and Santosh Chitturi for helping round out the team!

My wife and I have been in search for a home to purchase in Oakland CA…read more We had our eye on a beautiful home that was built in 1923. Sadly the disclosures said nothing about the foundation. My agent strongly advised me to hire a structural engineer to assist with the overall inspection. That's when I came across Kais with Oaktown engineers. Kais was very easy to get ahold of, a great value based on other engineers in the area, prompt with response, & available on short notice, a huge plus given the short window to place home offers. During the walk around process my agent and I could quickly tell Kais was not only familiar with houses in Oakland, but was knowledgeable about how the beams, foundation and structure should be settling on a home after one hundred years. I was very pleased with the information provided by Kais in aiding my wife and I's decision on the home. Sadly the home itself needed a whole new foundation, new retaining wall on both the side and front of the home and much more. I felt very reassured in my decision based on the report Kai's provided. If you're looking for a structural engineer, I would absolutely recommend them. They're also a small family business, something we need more of in Oakland. Great job all around Oaktown engineers!

Kais and Oaktown Engineers are fantastic. I needed guidance on a home purchase for a hillside home…read moreand have no experience in this subject. I had to make a quick decision to compete in the Bay Areas fast pace real estate market. Kais was able to schedule a walk with me on short notice and gave me a very thorough and detailed assessment. He patiently answered all my questions and set me up to make a very informed decision. I am grateful to have found him and highly recommend him for any structural engineering needs.

Our 100 year old house is about 1 mile from the Hayward fault. After 20 plus years of getting wild…read morebids for seismic upgrade work we went to KSF Structural and asked them to design us a new foundation. Kent was great to work with. He provided excellent drawings and a work package that resulted in almost no change orders. The bids were very tight for the work and the contractor's work crew did an excellent job. We are very happy with Kent's help on our project.

I did a whole house remodel down to the studs, that included a complete foundation replacement…read more After looking and interviewing a few structural engineers, I chose Kent, and am so happy I did. He was a pleasure to work with throughout the entire process (and trust me, it was a process lol). He provided plans and details that were easy to follow and build, was open to feedback, and provided clear communication of the tradeoffs involved. His rates are fair and work is quality. I would highly recommend Kent for your next project.

I needed to replace a bathroom countertop, sink and faucet. I'm so glad I found Carmel…read moreConstruction. They responded almost immediately after I sent a message. I spoke with the owner Daniel and he quickly scheduled a time to come out and take measurements. Once done, he quoted a very fair price for the materials and labor. We agreed and the work was done in about 2 weeks! Working with him and his team is a pleasure. They are courteous, professional, friendly and very respectful of the property. I'd hire them again and refer to my friends and family

We can't say enough good things about the quality of Dan's work, as well as the quality of his…read morecharacter. On his first visit to assess the work needed to be done for our Kitchen remodel, he aptly noticed several other areas of our home that could use attention (quickly alerting us to his attention to detail). He warmly guided us through the process of how to select the correct materials for the job, and thoughtfully walked us through the steps that he performed each day of the renovation. He made suggestions throughout to optimize cabinet space in our tiny kitchen. In general, we greatly enjoyed Dan's company - and will ask for his help on any projects that we have in the future. Our kitchen turned out fantastic. Don't overthink it, Dan is your guy!

Brian was amazing! We redid our two bathrooms and the kitchen and hallway flooring and Brian was…read morealways on top of it. He and his folks always showed up when they said they would, the projected timeljne and estimate were met, and everything looks great! Brian is super patient, calm, and professional and we've been singing his praises to all our friends. Truly a seamless process, highly recommend!

Brian Beck is an exceptional contractor. He is precise, responsive, on time, and stays within the…read moreestimated budget. He remodeled our kitchen/living room but taking out a beam and post as well as a shear wall and installing a 40 foot beam! His workers are punctual and very good at their trade and working with him has been so easy. He estimated the large project would take 3 months and he stuck to that time frame having a worker/s at our place every day during the entire time of the project. His estimate was reasonable and he stuck to the estimate. We were really nervous about this because we replaced a few extra windows and sliders but it was still very close to the price he quoted. We are so happy with the transformation and working with him. I've heard so many stories about contractors going over budget, leaving projects half finished while starting others....Brian is not like that at all. I highly recommend his workmanship and talent!

I'm a Realtor in Alameda county and had a listing for a property in San Leandro. A structural…read moreinspection revealed that the 100 year old foundation was crumbling and needed to be replaced, I was introduced to Robert, the owner of Bridges Constuction. He was knowledgeable in his explantion of the work required, and was able to start the work imediately. They did an amazing job on the foundation and it passed all the inspections. The work was completed on time and the new owners were pleased with the results.

Robert Bridges and his crew are amazing. Always available when I had a question or concern. He…read moredid an amazing job building a retaining wall at our house and did a foundation repair at one of our friends. I personally have referred him to many jobs and he is highly skilled in what he does. He worked with us and gave us a fair price and completed the work ontime. If you want something done right, hire the right company like I did.