Mark Densmore investigated the extent of fire damage to my home, and devised a process to repair a load-bearing wall. He made this technical process understandable and convinced me the repair could be done safely, obeying all applicable codes and upgrading the affected part of my home to modern codes. Mr. Densmore produced clear drawings quickly and economically, and made sure I understood his work thoroughly. I respect his precision and professional presentation. My dog liked him too. read more

I'd definitely not recommend this individual. He was hired to provide an architectural inspection report for a new home. I basically did all the work. Now me not being an engineer I wasn't exactly sure what he needed to see. I had a folder of many pictures. I shared with him via Google drive. Now if you're an expert and the photo is not something that's considered archducal, no need to analyze it. Just flip past it. The "many phone calls" from June 17 through September 11. I calculated both incoming & Outgoing to 62 min. 1 hr and 2 min. I back up my phone logs. I kept the calls short and infrequent as he bills for every millisecond. A few times i had to real him back to task because he was going on about his passion and his work up north. When on premises & on the phone. As I reiterated his own word back to him "He's expensive and time is money!" As I respect this fact to a degree. It's the nickel & dime aspect I find off putting. I requested all the permits from the country and provided them to Mark, he didn't even see the seal/signature. I had to point it out to him. Mark came out with his little point and shoot cam. Took a few shots, poked his head up through the attic access took maybe 2 or 3 shots. I requested the plans/ specs from the builder and requested them to cut a hole in the ceiling, I videoed a 1 min clip of the area with 4k video & provide it for review. After all was said and done I waited for a written report that never came. Part of the logged calls I mentioned earlier was me trying to obtain a report as a vague verbal is absolutely useless. At the end of the day I paid this individual a large sum and got useless information. The minute I expressed my discontent with the situation, as I was extremely upset. His reply was "I don't like your attitude and I'm not inclined to help you." He got paid & I recieved nothing but fluff. read more

Mark Densmore was hired by me to produce details for a repair at my residence. Mark agreed to produce the drawings for 500$. Mark returned several days later with a worthless opinion and no details to fix the repair. When I questioned him about where the detail was for the repair He said he would not produce the detail until he was paid. Beware of doing business with this person. After further investigation of Mark I discovered he was working out of his house and had office. After refusing to pay Mark until the detail of the repair was provided. He called me repeatedly and threatened to call the county. Mark did then call the county and the county found no issues. Mark later filed a small claims suit to try and recover the $500 he was demanding. Mark lost this case and was unable to prove that he provided the information in his proposal. Beware that this person is very dishonest and will try to take your money and not provide any service. In conclusion if you want to have the county called and deal with legal issues hire Mark if not call someone else. Note that the reviews on his page are all from the same time frame trying to appear that he is honest and trustworthy. There was another review of Mark similar to mine that is no longer available. It looks like Mark has made a new site to try and hide the bad reviews. I addition to everything else I have listed above Mark also posted a 1 star review of my business even though he had no business dealings with my business. Everyone needs to be aware of the type of person Mark is. Mark was unsuccessful in collecting the 500 dollars he sued for because the judge agreed he did not provide what was contracted for but did award him a partial amount based on the report he wrote which was as worthless as the paper it was written on. If you read the owners response he admits the condition was "atrocious" which is the exact reason I tried to hire Mark an alleged "professional" his words... to detail an appropriate repair. To this date Mark does not understand that had he provided the detail he was hired to make he would have been paid the 500 dollars we agreed to. I did not need a report I needed a detail of the repair. I sincerely hope this review keeps someone else from going thru the hassle of dealing with Mark. This is an update to my previous review of MSD Engineering. Mark is now on a campaign to try and hurt my businesses by posting libelous reviews of companies i own pretending to be a client of the business though he has never done business with any of my companies. He is engaging in cyber misinformation and posting libelous untrue reviews and is engaging others to post untrue reviews. This just goes to show Marks unscrupulous morals and business practices. Mark is unable to cope with an honest review of his company and is trying to bully me into removing it by posting false reviews. Legal counsel has been hired to deal with Mark. read more

The professional attitude of the owner of this company is the reason we selected MSD Engineering. We asked and he delivered. I would highly recommend this engineer for anyone looking for a structural engineer in the Lakewood Ranch community. read more