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    Amgard and his team were excellent to work with. They helped me out with my project in Huntington Harbor. Communication was clear and effortless, they fully understood my needs and vision, and the entire process was smooth. The final outcome exceeded my expectations.

    Very professional, great service & everything was done on time. I would highly recommend this company. Our plans got smoothly through the city and contractors were able to follow them with no difficulty. We removed several retaining walls to create a more open plan.

    Thank you so much for all your knowledge and work you put into getting the approval of our wall with the city of San Juan. The wall was a long tedious job and would have been impossible without you. The other engineers we hired could not do what you did. Agmad. you are our knight in shining armor.

    Removed a wall separating the family room from the kitchen.

    Mr. Benjamin at San Mina Engineering was a great addition to the team working on my home addition and remodel. He was easy to work with, very responsive and had a fast turn around time. We built an office addition, opened up the kitchen to the family room, removed a lot of brick in the kitchen and expanded a bathroom.

    Amgad was extremely professional and was clear in how he would approach our project. When I told him about our time crunch, he was responsive and made sure to do exactly what we promised. We received 0 comments from the city and county about his work, and it expedited our project so that we are actually a month ahead of schedule. Thanks again!

    Our GC had to dig (4) 10' holes for the footings!!  Not even the San Andreas Faultline could disrupt this construction!!
    Hillari S.

    Where do I start?  This review is long overdue, but I wanted good "after pictures" to show the finished product.   I found SME Engineering on Yelp during a long arduous "to the studs" remodel on our second home in Palm Springs.  On this particular project, we wanted to basically blow out two whole walls along the back of our house and put in all sliders to create that open indoor-outdoor vacation vibe to our covered patio and pool area. This wasn't going to be an easy job to retrofit an older house with this new concept. I scoured Yelp for a structural engineer that was competent and still provided good value for the services rendered. After speaking with a few companies, I chose Amgad at SME due to his extremely responsive nature, the reviews from his former customers, he fit in our budget, and he was willing to help us find a General Contractor for the actual work (which was near impossible during all the covid remodels). Throughout the process, Amgad was cheery, helpful, insightful, and responsive to my every request. I had never worked with a structural engineer before, but Amgad made the process simple for me. In the middle of the construction, I would have nightmares that the house would collapse while the supports were holding the house up.  Despite every assurance being made to me that the process that was being taken was secure and stable, I remained nervous (that is just my nature). BUT what I came to find out towards the end of the project (from comments from the GC, the inspectors, and others in the trade), Amgad was very conservative with his approach to ensure safety if there was ever an earthquake, etc.  The footings were placed 10 ft down because of the type of soil/sand that PS is built on and the weight of our tiled roof.  Everyone I spoke to was blown away at how he took every precaution and now I feel very comfortable that nothing will happen to our new structure under any circumstances. Amgad was great ALL-AROUND to work with, but the qualities I appreciate most from him are his competency, his ability to get back to me almost immediately whenever I needed to ask him something, and his availability to be a continued resource to the GC who did the work (that he helped me secure) without charging extra to ensure that his plans were followed exactly.   Again, I was thrilled during and after working with Amgad and so I am more than happy to answer any questions you might have and I also have TONS of pictures throughout the process I am happy to show anyone if you want to private message me.   Thanks, Amgad!

    Pre Construction Interior Living

    Thanks to Amgad from San Mina Engineering for his expert guidance on our recent patio door remodel project. Amgad helped us with initial plans and engineering design for our project to replace four 8-10' patio doors and six windows including increasing the opening height for three of the doors. In addition, we found some dry rot issues in the structure after the project started where he quickly assisted in updating and issuing new plans for city approval to minimize the delay in construction. The end result came out better than expected so we now have full ceiling height door openings and much improved natural light into our home as you can see from the pictures. I would highly recommend San Mina Engineering and Amgad Benjamin for any home renovation projects or engineering services. We will definitely use them again in future for any projects.

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    I would highly recommend San Mina Engineering, Inc, Amgad very knowledgeable and consistent with the drawing to get it through with the City. Can't thanks them enough for their reasonable price and quickly solved my problem needs.

    Very responsive to calls and questions I have during a build. Their designs are always builder friendly and cost conscious when specifying hardware and materials. Aways a quick turn around from field measure to fully engineered plans.

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    Thank you Jennifer for the awsome review.

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    Thank you, Susan. It was nice working with you and Mike.

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    Thank you Kelly for the kind words.

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    Thank you Scott for the nice review. Best regards!

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    Great to work with Amgad and his team. They did a project for us to rebuild the retaining wall on our home. Everything went well.

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    Thank you Rafael. So happy you have good experience with us.

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    Professional knowledgeable and on top of things! they take the time to listen and respond accordingly. Will definitely use them again

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    San Mina addressed the issues I raised in an amicable way. They were very flexible in addressing my concerns.....kudos to them.

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    Thank you, Norman, for the nice review.

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