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!

I scheduled a consultation with Eugene from STEN Engineering to discuss two very different…read morestructural issues at my house, and I was extremely impressed. The first was figuring out how to realign a very complicated roofline so that rainwater would channel properly. The house has been built and added onto in stages over roughly 100 years, so every addition and alteration made the roofline more complicated and less cohesive. I had literally spent hours sitting on the roof trying to figure out a workable solution. Eugene looked at the situation, thought it through for about 10 minutes, and sketched out an option that simply would never have occurred to me. It was practical, elegant, and made immediate sense. The consultation was some of the best $400 I've spent. The second issue was understanding how well the house is braced for earthquakes and how the existing foundation works structurally. Again, Eugene combined a strong engineering mind with real-world practical experience and explained everything in a way that I could actually understand. I almost never take the time to write reviews, but I was impressed enough that here I am writing one. Eugene is smart, thoughtful, practical, and very good at explaining complicated structural issues in plain English. I would absolutely call him again.

Excessive Charges, Terrible Communication, and Poor Customer Service…read more My experience with Sten Engineering has been extremely frustrating. What started as a $1,500 charge for structural plans to remove a load-bearing post ballooned to $6,000 to add a sliding door. Worse, I wanted to open up both sides of my fireplace, but the engineer insisted only one side could be modified. My new contractor believes both sides can be opened, yet Sten now wants another $2,500 just to add a window to the plans! Their proposal lists revisions at $100/hour, so how does adding a window justify 25 hours of work? Communication has been appalling. Every time I reached out with questions, the focus seemed to be on collecting the next installment rather than providing answers. Management doesn't respond, and I had to contact the city myself to clarify that the change could be submitted as a revision. We are days away from demolition, and instead of helping move the project forward, they want to charge thousands more. Extremely unprofessional, unresponsive, and seemingly more interested in collecting payments than helping clients. I deeply regret hiring them. Homeowners, beware!

Add me to the growing list of folks who are grateful to Samy!…read more He came well referred from local real estate professionals, but I didn't quite know what to expect. As a home buyer in RPV, I was looking to get unbiased, sound engineering advice about the foundation of the home I am buying, and that's exactly what I got. Samy is skeptical of contractors who sell repairs that "put lipstick on a pig" as he put it, and walked me through the proper approach to address the risks and root causes (positive connections post to pier, drainage). I am so grateful to have found you, Samy. Thank you for the invaluable advice.

This is the person to call. I am a property manager and I had a tenant send me some pictures of the…read morewall in the back crumbling after a rain storm. I only need a repair and I don't have as much experience as I would like to address this. I took to YELP in an effort to find a smart kind human to help me understand what to do. Many of the men just said I can't do it for less than 4,000-3,500$. Not explaining the plan to me at all and only concerned about how much I could spend. Then I got on the phone with Sam. Not only was he incredibly helpful explaining to me how the wall could be fix and what would be needed. Design work, permits, etc. He also told me how do to it so I wouldn't need a structural engineer for it. Which completely blew me away. Not only was the man kind enough to go over what I needed to do but he told me how to do it so I wouldn't even need to hire him! What an incredible human! I will save his number in my phone and reach out any time I or someone I know needs his service. I highly recommend reaching out to this very smart and intelligent person to guide you along your journey. Thank you Sam!

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.

We needed to get a last-minute structural observation done in order pour our foundation the same…read moreday to beat the rain that night. Soheil picked up and was willing to juggle his schedule around to accommodate our demanding time-frame. He actually arrived a little earlier than promised and immediately started inspecting our rebar work. Soheil probably spent a good 45 minutes observing every single rebar connection on the entire project; I've never witnessed such a meticulous inspection before. In the end, he suggested a couple minor corrections (which we happily made) and gave the city inspector the green light for us to pour. Soheil really came through for us in a tight crunch. If you are a homeowner in need of structural observation services, you will be hard-pressed to find another engineer who is as meticulous, and will make sure your house has been built right.

Important note. They don't do structural repair assessments, only brand new designs. In case you…read morewere looking to do any kind of improvements or repairs. Important distinction.

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!

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.