Marcus was great - this was a while ago when I requested his services for an assessment…read more He was knowledgeable, thorough and reasonable - highly recommend

Everyone here is AMAZING! They went above and beyond on a project for us that many other companies…read moresaid could not be done in the timeline we needed. They exceeded all expectations! We HIGHLY recommend!!!

After a ceiling fell in last fall, we started to notice an increasing number of ceiling cracks in…read moreother rooms. We were worried that our house was becoming structurally unsound. Jonathan came out and rapidly diagnosed our (very fixable) problem. He's easy to work with, highly competent, and will take the time to explain things in lay terms. If you need a structural engineer, this is your guy.

Requested a quote for a sinking foundation. The person who answered the call had a very dismissive…read moretone and gave me vague answers like he didn't want to bothered with my concern. I had high hopes since they were rated so highly, but they made it obvious they didn't even want to help.

While the pricing is a little high, the guys are very responsive and experienced. They really…read moretreated our home with care and did a great job.

My husband and I purchased a century old Arts and Crafts fixer upper that needed repairs, but none…read moreof them structural (we thought). Turns out the previous owners had followed poor practices when finishing the basement, so when we demo'ed it to update and re-finish, we discovered that almost all of the wood support slats behind and in the walls were rotted, some of them half away. Some of the worst was the base of a wall next to the basement stairs - turns out the wall was load bearing, and its integrity had been seriously compromised by years of moisture eating away at the wood, and then further affected by our demolition. I called Great Lakes Builders on the advice of our structural engineer, and within 24 hours Martin, their project manager, was in my basement identifying assessing the wall. In addition to the rotted wood and cracks beginning to run up multiple walls (which I had observed), the ceiling beams supporting the 1st floor were actually separating from that wall - the only connection was the long nails. Because of the severity of the issue, GLB got us scheduled for the next Monday, and completed the work within just over 3 days. They were professional, knowledgeable, and courteous throughout, and explained every step of the process and why each step/action was important. Because of the obvious water incursion issues (which we are still in the process of addressing), they took especial care to make sure the new wall base was elevated and safe from any further water degradation. They also joined the rafters to the wall, got rid of an old door and replaced an unsound load bearing doorframe, and leveled out the stairs. We will absolutely be working with GLB again, and I highly encourage anyone in their service area who needs help with serious structural issues to give them a call.

In the process of selling our house the difficult buyers wanted everything over inspected. Hence…read morethe structural report being done for zero issues. Bill came out quickly. Opening in his schedule, so the day after I called! What a relief. Professional and friendly , took the time to inspect the whole house, not just the one basement crack the buyers' inspector wrote up as a possible issue. Explained what everything was, how the cracks were normal, and nothing to worry about. He took what was a very stressful situation for me and calmed my nerves each step of the way. The report was emailed quickly. Photos taken, and written in a way that wasn't confusing.

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So far, responses from the company respective are very quick and valuable. He tried best to…read moreanswerer my questions/concerns regarding my project.

A home buyer needed to verify the structural integrity of a foundation on a home purchase and…read moreneeded an engineer to check it out. Stanley and his engineer were quick to respond and showed up the next day. For a reasonable price they were able to spend about an hour with us going thru the property. They presented the information and the client was happy to have a professional confirm he was ok to proceeed. We did not do a formal report just a verbal. Thank you Stanley we appreciate your honesty and prompt reply.

Structural Dynamics was great to work with. I just purchased a house with structural issues. My…read morefoundation was unstable on the back corner and my utility window and garage door will not open. I knew this was going to be a costly project and I wanted it done right the first time. I spoke with many home builders since they would be more familiar with structural issues and I was recommended Ted at Structural Dynamics. I called and Ted answered; provided me with a written detailed estimate. I had several questions after and he returned all my call right away. He did tell me they were a few weeks behind due to the weather and I was ok with that since I had to move the AC unit for them to do the job. During that time Ted answered all my calls and text me with possible start dates. Project started a few weeks after and they were very clean and organized. Ted texted me what days they would work and days they were not. They completed the project in less than a week. The house is back to normal and it looks like they were never there. The cracks are closed up and there is no longer a dip in the kitchen and utility room. The utility window and side garage door now open. I would definitely recommend Structural Dynamics. They made this situation go smoothly and worry free.

I had an overloaded floor in a commercial building that was causing noticeable problems in the…read morespace. Ted came out on a Saturday and was able to diagnose my problems and create a plan to get everything supported and up to code. His crew kept in contact with me throughout the process, keeping me informed and accepting my input on any concerns I had throughout the job. I will be a returning customer for future structural repair/reinforcement needs.

They did a great job communicating with other contractors even well after I had paid them. They did…read morea wonderful job of communicating with me exactly what was going on.

I had VM Engineering take a look at my foundation and Vincent was able to give me excellent advice…read moreon next steps. He was very professional and easy to work with. I highly recommend VM Engineering for any project that requires a structural engineer.

I hired this company to do a masonry survey of my building. It should have been a simple enough…read morejob. It took 1 month. When I finally got my report, it was a 2-page drawing and cost $4800 with over 30 hours spent on the draft, which is kind of hard to comprehend. I would not recommend their service to anyone.

Structural Engineers---comes across like somebody you'd expect on a high rise downtown, but if you…read moreare reading this you have too many cracks in your walls, or your floors slope toward purgatory and you are tired of balls rolling to the other end of the house, or something just feels really off about the house you are going to buy. That's why I saw Moshe. And I'm embarrassed because I'm a realtor, and I can't believe how many people, clients included, hire architects and contractors and even designers and forget about the person who will ensure their house doesn't start collapsing. What really impressed me was how he took his mountain of knowledge, like listening to a calculus professor and made it so I was listening to a 3rd grade Math teacher. And despite working on a zillion projects, some quite massive, throughout Chicago, he made himself both available and approachable, a trait missing from so many established professionals these days. I made the mistake of not ensuring my architect consulted with a structural engineer and now I have to fix his mistakes. But Moshe was able to show me how the repairs should be done. And his rates were a fraction of what the downtown Chicago firms charge, who didn't even bother to return my calls anyway.