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    5.0 (61 reviews)
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    Foundation inspection

    Foundation repair

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    We hired Emad to help us with septic system design and plan for our property. Emad was great to work with. He is very knowledgeable about the requirements and guidelines established by each city, makes recommendations that take our budget into consideration and is patient in answering our questions. He stayed in constant communication with us about the status of our project and was transparent with the cost and time it will take. Overall I highly recommend Emad!

    Amanda M.

    Thank you Emad for the quick inspection of the pool during our escrow. Your professionalism and knowledge was truly appreciated! Buyers are happy with the report you provided and quick turn around time. Definitely recommend!

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    Nikolay G.

    Emad and Amgad have been an absolute pleasure to work with. I approached them for help with a challenging project. We bought a cottage on a steep hill in Running Springs, CA. The house had a cracked foundation and I was not sure what would be the best approach for repair, considering the location. Emad took the time to explain all my options and provided recommendations. The team at SME Engineering has extensive experience working on hillside projects which gave me a lot of confidence in their recommendations. In addition to providing the plans/drawings for the repairs, Emad personally visited the site multiple times, he even spent time trying to help with finding an available contractor. Again, the project was tricky, and finding a qualified and available team to get the work done was not easy. I ended up working with one of the teams that Emad recommended, which also did a fantastic job. Last but not least, Emad personally visited the site multiple times and worked closely with the contractor to make sure they are following the plans correctly. If I work on more projects in the mountains, I am definitely going to use the services of SME Engineering again, and you should too! A+++

    We we're looking for an established contractor to design a full size RV Garage and guide us through the permitting process. The proposed build site was on a property we own in Corona. Amgad and Em travelled to our location and discussed the plan with us personally before we ever made a commitment. Enduring through a city's "plan checks" can be arduous but necessary to ensure the structure meets city and state coded guidelines. I can say that without exception, the professional drawings submitted by SME Engineering were excellent with zero rejections... they know their business. Our delays had to do with fire sprinkler requirements and geology reports that were eventually mitigated with SME's assistance. I would definitely recommend SME Engineering to anyone requiring expert architectural assistance for a small or large project.

    Before and after - 24' of Fleetwood Sliders
    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!

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    Thanks George!

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    Responsive and followed through - appreciate the help with the structural engineering inspection!

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    I just wanted to start off by saying, Emad is very knowledgeable and quick to respond to all of my questions.

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    I found this place by doing a Google search because when I used Yelp looking for roofing supplies…read morenothing came up in San Bernardino. I had tried going to Home Depot to look for a clay or terra cotta tile to replace ONE tile my husband and I broke trimming trees. They only had shingles there. I went to Structural Materials Inc hoping to find that ONE tile I needed. When I walked into their office I explained to the very nice lady my situation. She asked if I had a sample and I said no just pictures. She took me to their "boneyard" and told me I was free to look through there and if I found what I needed I could just have it. Yay!! Luckily I did find the ONE I needed. I easily replaced it today and now my roof is protected from the dreaded El Niño!! Just a hint the driveway to get to them is not directly on Waterman. It is off the side street next to them.

    Thanks to Kim for her outstanding business and customer service…read more This is the place to go! Unfortunately through no fault of there own, the roofing delivery scheduled time for my job site was delayed by half a day and I had to let the labor go home early. Kim was very understanding and suggested that she wave the delivery fee. Seeing that the material was not delivered at the promised time. Even though it was a small job. Kim treated it as important as any large industrial or commercial operation. It is this kind of customer appreciation which makes businesses like Structural Materials a place to do business with. Thank you once again for your understanding, concern and best wishes with your ever growing business.

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    Professional Foundation Repair did an amazing job and responded quickly. With their help, we were…read moreable to get a fast escrow done. Their inspection was very thorough, well-documented, with pictures, clear descriptions, and estimates. They were able to find problems with the foundation, provide us documentation we used in our negotiations, and do the repair work quickly and efficiently. We have a lot more confidence moving into our place now and they are a big part of that. They helped us identify what issues should be fixed prior to moving in, and which we could do later. The co-owner of my house described them as "highly competent", and that's esteemed praise coming from him! I highly recommend them to anyone and everyone needing foundation inspections and/or repair.

    Professional Foundation Repair- Highly Recommended. I had…read morethe enjoyment of working with Foreman Asael, his men Eduin , Yonathan and Joe. They were curtious beyond measure. The best part was the wonderful job they did fixing my foundation. My home is a much older home than most. Asael knew my home's foundation needed extra attention and care. He succeeded in doing so. Him and his men went above and beyond; if he saw something that needed extra work or more joists was needed that is what he gave. I give them an A-1 rating and a job well done for the Full Seismic Retrofit. The original part of this house was built 1903, added on 1923, 1997. This house should last another hundred or so years now. They cleaned up everything, replaced everything they moved. Asael, I truly thank you from the bottom of my heart for not only the wonderful job you did but, for being so careful with my irreplaceable Christmas ornaments and my faux Christmas tree, (top part is being held together by nails). He kindly put my tree ornament box on wooden planks to keep it off the dirt and within easy reach. *After 8 hr job under the house, still smelt nice. Thank you to Carlos for sending the BEST out to my home! A Thank you to John Marshall, for not pushing us into any decision until we were ready.

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    Kudos to the team at Anchorstrong that made a complex process easy. Rosie is a star…read more Not only did they handle all the paperwork and the logistics, but they did a great job going above and beyond to actually help us even complete the discount form for our Insurance coverage. Definitely recommend. Thank you Anchorstrong.

    I feel compelled to share our latest alarming experience with Anchorstrong. An employee, Joe Essy,…read morethreatened us via email, stating that he might file false reports against us unless we removed our honest Yelp reviews. He also suggested that he might leave negative reviews for a kind handyman we've worked with and file false reports against him, despite never having used his services. We also asked Joe to provide the permit he claimed to obtain for our project, as required by our contract. Several weeks have passed with no response, leading us to believe he never secured it. Rosie (Office Manager) and Steve (owner) were copied on our email, and we forwarded Joe's threatening email to them as well, but they have not responded. I also have serious concerns that Joe may have created multiple accounts to post fake reviews, including negative ones for others that reflect the threats he made in his email to us, as well as positive ones for his own business and employer. Yelp has removed several reviews based on these issues, and I have documented evidence to support my claims. Believe it or not, Joe has done more shady things, which we've documented. To keep this more concise, I'm highlighting just these examples but there are many more. In my opinion, Joe's behavior is not only beyond unprofessional but also seems unhinged to me. Who engages in such extreme, dishonest tactics against their customers simply because they left honest feedback? Providing feedback is our right as customers and a key purpose of Yelp. Multiple individuals who interacted with Joe raised serious concerns about his questionable honesty, erratic temperament, and disrespectful behavior. The emails I shared from Costco are just a few examples of this (see photos I posted in this review). Instead of simply addressing valid feedback, Joe resorts to intimidation tactics. His actions made me feel unsafe enough to install a security camera, especially since Joe said he lost the key to our front door. It's deeply disturbing that Joe has threatened to unfairly target us and this handyman--who has nothing to do with this situation and doesn't even know Joe--in what seems to be retaliation for our honest reviews. This handyman is genuinely kind, hardworking, and excellent at his job. He does not deserve this treatment at all. Since Joe mentioned he provides handyman services himself, Joe's threats also raise serious concerns about a conflict of interest. Based on our experience, it seems Joe is willing to go to very extreme lengths, including unethical tactics, to silence honest reviews, suggesting serious issues. His intimidating behavior has been completely unjustified and, in my opinion, it's shameful. Anchorstrong has failed to meet their contractual obligations, leaving us with substantial damages and financial losses, and refusing to refund us or work with us toward a fair resolution. After we paid them over $34K, we've faced intimidation, which we have proof of, instead of accountability. As paying customers, it's disheartening to experience such unethical treatment. If you work with them, be prepared for the same treatment. Also, ensure all permits are actually secured. I didn't want to write this update because this company isn't worth anyone's time, but their intimidation has led me to warn others and I hope it helps someone make a more informed decision. We've never encountered such appalling treatment from a vendor before. To Anchorstrong: We have every right to post honest reviews. Stop trying to intimidate us. While we've accepted that you won't provide the fair refund we are owed after taking our money, we simply want to be left alone--and for others to be left alone as well. The photos of Joe's shoddy work and the damages he caused speak for themselves. We face significant expenses to fix these issues, in addition to the $34K+ we already paid you and the other losses we incurred due to your failure to meet your contractual obligations. You have not reimbursed us, and we are left to cover these costs ourselves. Why threaten us? Haven't you done enough to us? We don't want to deal with you any further. Please leave us alone.

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