structural engineer

[IceBergSLiM]

I need a structural engineer to make a sketch of an extension to my deck. How much would that cost?

 

[BlueWeasel]

As I am one, I'd make a rough guess of $100/hour. It might be more, might be less, depending if it's something he can hand down to a technician.

 

[IceBergSLiM]

Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
As I am one, I'd make a rough guess of $100/hour. It might be more, might be less, depending if it's something he can hand down to a technician.

40 hours? 1000 hours?

I want to extend my deck out far enough to put a hotub on it.

 

[michaels]

Oh come one now, you don't really need a damn structural eng. to build a deck! LOL...any damn carpenter with experience will know how.

 

[dquan97]

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim

Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
As I am one, I'd make a rough guess of $100/hour. It might be more, might be less, depending if it's something he can hand down to a technician.

40 hours? 1000 hours?

I want to extend my deck out far enough to put a hotub on it.

Planning to invite some of your employees over? 😉 Be sure to add a webcam to your shopping list.

 

[freakflag]

Originally posted by: michaels
Oh come one now, you don't really need a damn structural eng. to build a deck! LOL...any damn carpenter with experience will know how.

QFT.

Seriously, Dude, with the money you'd spend on an engineer you could just buy enough concrete and 4x4's to park a tank on the thing.

 

[BlueWeasel]

Do you have some kind of city requirement that a structural engineer produce and sign off on a set of deck plans? Either, for a small deck, I wouldn't expect the time involved to be over 3 - 5 hours for simple, residential construction.

 

[IceBergSLiM]

Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
Do you have some kind of city requirement that a structural engineer produce and sign off on a set of deck plans? Either, for a small deck, I wouldn't expect the time involved to be over 3 - 5 hours for simple, residential construction.

Yes we have a requirement for a structural engineer to produce and sign off. Thanks for your input I'll start calling around for bids.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
Yes we have a requirement for a structural engineer to produce and sign off. Thanks for your input I'll start calling around for bids.

A locality thing with your township, or one of those damn housing community organization whatever they're called things? Homeowner's association, I think that's the term I'm looking for.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

Originally posted by: freakflag

Originally posted by: michaels
Oh come one now, you don't really need a damn structural eng. to build a deck! LOL...any damn carpenter with experience will know how.

QFT.

Seriously, Dude, with the money you'd spend on an engineer you could just buy enough concrete and 4x4's to park a tank on the thing.

In actuality, a hot tub filled with water can weigh a couple thousand pounds, so an engineer is a very smart choice in this case. In all likelyhood, the existing deck framing is no where near adequate for this application, and will require some reinforcement.

OP - look in the yellow pages under engineers. Look for an office near you hopefully with a simple name (i.e. John Doe PE, etc.) or something indicating it's a small office. A small office will be much better for you. If you call a large firm, they won't be too interested and will quote you a high price. A small outfit will have lower rates generally and be more interested in small projects.

 

[BlueWeasel]

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats

Originally posted by: freakflag

Originally posted by: michaels
Oh come one now, you don't really need a damn structural eng. to build a deck! LOL...any damn carpenter with experience will know how.

QFT.

Seriously, Dude, with the money you'd spend on an engineer you could just buy enough concrete and 4x4's to park a tank on the thing.

In actuality, a hot tub filled with water can weigh a couple thousand pounds, so an engineer is a very smart choice in this case. In all likelyhood, the existing deck framing is no where near adequate for this application, and will require some reinforcement.

OP - look in the yellow pages under engineers. Look for an office near you hopefully with a simple name (i.e. John Doe PE, etc.) or something indicating it's a small office. A small office will be much better for you. If you call a large firm, they won't be too interested and will quote you a high price. A small outfit will have lower rates generally and be more interested in small projects.

Excellent advice...you know, you sound like a contractor. 😉