From a new custom home to an addition, garage, or backyard suite, we provide the engineering your municipality asks for — with the soil work and the grading plan handled by one engineer, so there's no second consultant to chase and no waiting on a hand-off.
Most single-home projects run into one or two engineering requirements at permit time: a lot grading and drainage plan, a geotechnical report to confirm the soil can carry the foundation, or a septic design on an unserviced lot. On most projects these sit with two different specialists — which is exactly where the back-and-forth and delays come from. We handle the soil work and the grading together, under one engineer, so the plan reflects the real ground conditions and you're never stuck coordinating two consultants.
We cover everything outside and below the building, and coordinate with your designer, builder, or municipality. It's engineering at a residential scale and pace — practical scope, and plain explanations so you understand what's required and why.
You focus on the building — we handle everything outside and below it: lot grading, drainage, geotechnical, and septic. One responsive point of contact, deliverables that drop straight into your permit set, and no runaround between consultants. We'll work directly with you or with the homeowner, whichever keeps the project moving.
Specific deliverables we routinely provide for this market.
Yes, this is a common one. Municipalities limit how much of a lot can be hard-surfaced — interlock, patios, widened driveways — so the property still absorbs rainfall. When you go over that limit, you're often asked to prove the lot still drains and infiltrates water properly. We provide the soil and infiltration testing and a grading/drainage assessment to support a permit or variance, and advise on the simplest fix if the surfacing has to be reduced.
No — we do both. On most homes the soil investigation and the lot grading and drainage plan are handled by two different specialists, which is where the back-and-forth and delays usually come from. We handle them together under one engineer, so the grading reflects the actual soil conditions and you have a single point of contact from first call to cleared permit.
Yes. We prepare a grading and drainage plan that directs runoff safely and meets your municipality's standard, so your permit can proceed.
Often, yes — especially on fill or soft soils. We test the soil's bearing capacity and provide the foundation recommendations the building department requires.
It can be. More bedrooms increase the design flow, which can mean a larger septic system. We evaluate the soil (T-time) and confirm what your lot can support.
Yes. We assess the grading and drainage around the home and design a corrective plan.
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