5 Stars! I highly recommend FJ Engineering. They served as the structural engineer of record (SEOR)…read morefor our major single-family home remodel and addition. Their expertise literally saved our build from a very poor framing contractor. The contractor caused massive delays due to non-existent planning, mismanaged materials, and repeatedly misinterpretation of the structural stamped drawings, including framing ceiling joists improperly and installation detail errors. Fortunately, the owner, Francisco Garcia, stepped in with efficient practical solutions for every single error while maintaining code compliance and structural integrity. Francisco was incredibly patient, performing comprehensive hold point inspections, clearly explaining details to help contractor's rework and omissions. He accommodated last minute inspection requests time and time again. Now that framing is officially signed off by the city, we have absolute peace of mind. Francisco and his team are the communicative, professional experts you want in your corner, whether for a remodel or new construction. FJ Engineering will contribute to the success of your project through the value they bring from initial development of structural plan drawings and his diligent oversight through final sign-off.

What can I say other than Francisco is top shelf! A true professional and at the core passionate…read moreand caring about your project. He helped me with an undefinable situation at my home with some concrete. My home is over 90 years old. The construction has been wonky at best. Francisco took his time to help me understand some foundational work. His positive attitude, promptness, and shear humanity sets his company apart! Thank you Francisco I will never forget your generosity!

I hired Byron and his company to do my project back in January of this year. He promised me he…read morewould have my 4 plans finished in a period of 2 months. After the 2 month period he barely started working in 1 of the plans only. He lied to me throughout the 2 month period that everything was going as scheduled. After 4 months of delaying , lack of communication, excuses and lies I had to hire someone to pressure and push him to get my plans done. He promised he would have my plans finished and would have Jennifer speed up things and work with us, which the result was the same. A complete nightmare. I got tired of his excuses and unprofessionalism and gave him a couple of deadlines which he didn't meet. So I fired him after 6 months of delaying my project and getting no progress done. Now I am taking this to court to get my $18,000 I paid him and compensation of 6 months for delaying my project. VERY UNRELIABLE

Byron was incredibly helpful in my endeavor to obtain a permit for patio cover I designed. The city…read moreapproved my plans, and I am thoroughly satisfied with the exceptional service Byron provided. Additionally, the pricing was quite reasonable.

Re: Accessory dwelling unit…read more Houmam assisted me in designing and engineering an ADU (garage conversion). My situation was unique and very complex because of Zoning and building size. Houmam made sure what I wanted to do was possible by calling the City Of Long Beach prior to even charging me for a consult or a proposal. Although, initially, everything seemed straightforward, there were quite a few bumps in the road, and it was frustrating for all parties involved. It took about eight months for final approval because of the complexities but Houmam saw the project approval through to the end and made sure even after approval, that I had all of the info needed. He continues to be available to answer questions and follow up. He was patient and understanding with all of my questions and concerns. I look forward to updating this review with a picture of the completed project once it's done. I recommend HMS without hesitation.

Houmam was super helpful! Called him up and we were immediately able to schedule a time for him to…read morecome out and look at the crack in the garage slab of a potential home I wanted to purchase. His expertise in concrete foundations was clear when he easily explained the root cause for the crack in the slab and what the potential fixes would be. Because of him I was able to get some money back in credit from the sellers. Now I have the money to actually fix the crack.

It's easy to be successful when a project is easy and straightforward, but true talent and…read moreprofessionalism shines when circumstances are far from ideal and creative solutions are required. I had the pleasure of working with Dozie and his colleagues at SteelRock Engineering on a somewhat tricky project involving a retaining wall and ADU build at my home in Los Angeles, and I was incredibly impressed with their depth of knowledge, skills, their ability to pivot when necessary and make themselves available as the project required. It wasn't a quick, easy, or straightforward process, but dealing with Dozie and the SteelRock crew WAS the easy part - they were accommodating, creative in their approach when it was necessary and incredibly helpful - I don't think our project would have been successful without their involvement and I'm super grateful to have been referred to them when I was. Highly, highly recommend.

I don't leave a lot of reviews, but felt I should for this company. Dozie (the owner) is a VERY…read moreresponsive and proactive engineer! He's a genuinely nice guy and easy to get along with. Covid really screwed up the permitting process. What used to take a day to a week, took about 3 months for a simple load bearing wall removal permit! Dozie hounded the city, immediately responded to the plan checkers requests, and kept me updated along the way. He took the initiative to keep me informed without me having to call him, and I LOVE that! It was a crappy process dealing with the city, but Dozie always made sure I knew where we stood and what we were waiting on. He had very fair pricing especially considering the extra work he had to put in dealing with the Covid delays. I can't recommend him enough! I hope im done with engineers, but if I ever need one again, he's definitely my first call!

I am the president of my HOA and was frantically looking for a structural engineer about 5 months…read moreago to review our blueprints for a homeowner's project. I looked through yelp and even left numerous msgs for various engineers. All of which were either uninterested or charged ridiculous fees. Arsen was recommended to me by a friend and he was perfect for the job. His expertise and knowledge helped us make the very important decision to not remove a structural wall. I recently just hired him again for another project which was in the works since October of last year. After being totally taken advantage of by another engineer, Arsen came by and offered more advise with patience, a detailed explanation regarding the integrity of our building and leveling of another homeowners floors and offered a great report to have on file. He is honest, sincere and above all has a great personality. I would recommend him over and over again!

I have worked on multiple projects with Structural AF. They have always been professional, easy to…read morecommunicate with, quick, and thorough. They are fantastic!

We used Dary Engineering for Architecture plans and they did a wonder job. Diaa was very…read moreprofessional and paid close attention to detail. These were my first set of plans that I had drawn up by an Architect and I was very impressed. We've even gotten compliments from contractors on how well the plans were. We summitted our plans to the City and they only needed minor corrections. He provided the corrections in a timely manner and they came back approved in a week. We would like to thank Diaa very much for the outstanding service that was provided. Their pricing was also very reasonable and we are happy that we found them. We definitely hope to use them again in the future.

Working with Dary Engineering was a great experience! They completed my blueprints for my ADU! They…read morewere very professional, communicated very well, and even made sure I had pointers on passing future inspections! Diaa is very knowledgeable in his field of engineering and building! I truly appreciate his welcoming personality! Looking forward to working with Dary Engineering on my next project!

From the first appointment to do a scan of my home, to the final permitting process for my project,…read morePacific Sands stood out for the professionalism of their entire staff and the high quality work by their designer, Victoria. The contract included two different design options and I loved both, but the one I ended up choosing gave me exactly what I was looking for in terms of design and best use of the space in the Addition I'm building. I interviewed several firms, but went with Pacific Sands because I was very impressed by how they were able to bring so many other projects to life after reviewing their website, and speaking with one of the principals, Cameron Cox. They were able to get things moving fairly quickly with the City for approval, not an easy feat. Overall, I'm super excited to bring my Addition - a dream new big master closet, expanded master bedroom and bath, into fruition. Thank you, Cameron, Kevin, Victoria and Mark, for a job well done. I definitely recommend, Pacific Sands to anyone looking for a top notch architectural firm! Three months after the start of the project, Southern California Edison requested that the PDF of the plans be converted to CAD format so we could move forward with the electrical panel relocation. Within 48 hours of contacting Pacific Sands, I got the required file back from Kevin. How's that for fast service! Our project would've been at a standstill, but now we're moving right along.

The team at Pacific Sands' incompetence is only surpassed by their rudeness and unprofessionalism…read more They have an excellent salesman, Cameron. He told me everything I wanted to hear before we signed the contract. I should not have believed a single word he said. Pacific Sands assured us our plans would be a top priority. They knew how important this project was to us and that we had invested our life savings into it. They constantly reassured me during the first weeks of the project that they could comfortably finish the project within the proposed timeline. The timeline THEY proposed. I did not give any input about how long the project should take. They claimed to have done dozens of similar projects. I trusted them. I should have done deeper due diligence. Just look at the "not recommended" reviews here on Yelp. 4 of 11 reviews so bad they are hidden because the customers were so upset they used language inappropriate for Yelp. Wow! The online reviews were mostly positive as of December 2025 when I hired them (writing this to warn others) but my experience was horrific. Pacific Sands would constantly lag behind their own proposed timeline. It was impossible for me to contact anyone other than an ai agent to express my concerns. After speaking to the ai agent, it would take somewhere from a few days to over a week for our "designer" Victoria to get back to us. When she finally would get back to us it was never in a helpful manner. I am not an architect or engineer but I was able to identify dozens of glaring mistakes on the plans when I looked at them. After addressing the many errors I had caught, the plans were sent to the city about a month later than originally expected. No surprise they city found dozens more problems with the plans. Victoria told me she would need a week to revise and resubmit the plans. Pacific Sands did not take a week to revise them, they took about two months with my follow-up consistently minimalized or ignored. The second set of plans with the revisions was also rejected by the city. Many of the original errors were not fixed. Pacific Sands' favorite form of manipulation is an appeal to authority. They assured me this is all very common and perfectly normal and I should trust them because they have the expertise and experience. . I am a member in good standing of the Chamber of Commerce and have many contacts at the City as well. There is a consensus among everyone else I spoke to that while unforeseen delays are very common in construction and planning, Pacific Sands is to blame in this instance. They did not adequately address the issues the city identified. The plans were also derided by many general contractors who looked at the rejected plans as we were preparing to solicit bids in hopes the next set would be approved. Pacific Sands did not take any responsibility for the errors. Claimed the city was being difficult. They wanted to charge us EXTRA to do any more work because the project was taking too many hours. When we pointed out the contract stated addressing all comments from regulatory agencies was included in the scope of work, they countered that the contract had an expectation of 60 hours of work and anything beyond that would be extra. When I asked for an accounting of where the 60 hours was spent, I was told there is nothing to show. During one of my final communications with Pacific Sands they told me they were going to stop working on the project unless I paid for additional hours. We went back an forth a few times about the contract. I cited the clause stating all city comments would be addressed. They cited another portion of the contract stating the expected working hours were 60 which had been met, and I would be for charged anything over that amount. They refused to do any more work on the project and we terminated our relationship with them. Over six months of waiting for two rejected sets of plans. Constant disrespect and gaslighting. Culminating with Pacific Sands refusing to move forward with the work without us agreeing to pay for an undefined amount of additional hours. DO NOT HIRE THIS FIRM

want to send a shout out to Atef for assisting us with our plan lay out…read more Atef was very professional and efficient. His work is excellent and a true perfectionist! Our ADU project went smoothly, thanks to his help and hard work. Atef took care of the modifications needed when the city required them and made the process stressless for us. I feel that Atef goes above and beyond. I never had to wait much for a response when I needed help or had questions. We are extremely satisfied with the work done, and highly recommend his work. I will definitely be a customer for life, and will return to him with any future projects!

We were 2 days away from falling out of escrow because of an inspection needed on a spiral…read morestaircase in the home that was built 26 years ago. I called Atef and explained the situation, he not only came out that day to inspect, he also had a completed report for me that same evening. He was kind, punctual, and very knowledgeable. I cannot say enough how thankful we are to have found him.