In 2005, Steven and Kelly Egloff founded Bay Area Underpinning with the goal of providing a cost-effective, engineered solution to foundation settlement problems with an emphasis on educating customers. In 2023, BAU partnered with Groundworks, the nation’s leading and fastest growing foundation repair and water management solutions provider, to offer the best products in the industry and provide elite business management resources to their employees. BAU will now operate under the Groundworks name, while continuing to improve the customer experience and provide expertise and guidance from San Jose to Sacramento. Schedule your FREE inspection today!
"Groundwork’s did an amazing job. Our home was settling and they were able to lift it. The process was quick and all employees from sales to crew were all very professional."
Anna E on March 2025
In 2005, Steven and Kelly Egloff founded Bay Area Underpinning with the goal of providing a cost-effective, engineered solution to foundation settlement problems with an emphasis on educating customers. In 2023, BAU partnered with Groundworks, the nation’s leading and fastest growing foundation repair and water management solutions provider, to offer the best products in the industry and provide elite business management resources to their employees. BAU will now operate under the Groundworks name, while continuing to improve the customer experience and provide expertise and guidance from San Jose to Sacramento. Schedule your FREE inspection today!
"Groundwork’s did an amazing job. Our home was settling and they were able to lift it. The process was quick and all employees from sales to crew were all very professional."
Anna E on March 2025
Fire Rebuild & Recovery Services — Helping You Recover, Rebuild, and Move Forward If your home was affected by the recent LA fires, Vista Foundry is here to help you rebuild smarter and safer. With 47 years of experience, we specialize in guiding homeowners through the recovery process with precision and expertise. Our services include: 3D Scanning & Design Recreation: Recreate your home as it was or enhance it with smarter, safer designs. Insurance Advocacy & Claim Negotiation: Maximize your payout with detailed, accurate rebuild cost estimates and expert guidance during claim negotiations. Cost-Effective Design & Engineering Solutions: We create efficient, budget-conscious plans without compromising safety or quality. Code-Compliant Structural Engineering: Ensure your new home meets today’s safety standards. Permitting & Legalization Support: Simplify the approval process and avoid delays. We focus on giving you the tools, strategies, and advocacy to restore your property, protect your investment, and rebuild with confidence. Let us help you turn a challenging situation into an opportunity to rebuild stronger and more resilient. Schedule Your Free Consultation Today → https://www.vistafoundry.com/booking
Fire Rebuild & Recovery Services — Helping You Recover, Rebuild, and Move Forward If your home was affected by the recent LA fires, Vista Foundry is here to help you rebuild smarter and safer. With 47 years of experience, we specialize in guiding homeowners through the recovery process with precision and expertise. Our services include: 3D Scanning & Design Recreation: Recreate your home as it was or enhance it with smarter, safer designs. Insurance Advocacy & Claim Negotiation: Maximize your payout with detailed, accurate rebuild cost estimates and expert guidance during claim negotiations. Cost-Effective Design & Engineering Solutions: We create efficient, budget-conscious plans without compromising safety or quality. Code-Compliant Structural Engineering: Ensure your new home meets today’s safety standards. Permitting & Legalization Support: Simplify the approval process and avoid delays. We focus on giving you the tools, strategies, and advocacy to restore your property, protect your investment, and rebuild with confidence. Let us help you turn a challenging situation into an opportunity to rebuild stronger and more resilient. Schedule Your Free Consultation Today → https://www.vistafoundry.com/booking
LSK Engineering Solutions provides structural design and geotechnical engineering consulting services, with a reputation for exceptional value, reliability and integrity.
LSK Engineering Solutions provides structural design and geotechnical engineering consulting services, with a reputation for exceptional value, reliability and integrity.
Licensed California Building General Contractor specializing in Design Build-Interior Renovations-Kitchens-Bathrooms-Additions-ADU's. Master Craftsman with 25 years experience and award winning staff with our design home offices in Carmel by the Sea. Chris Conner is a Master Craft Builder and self performs design planning, drawings, permitting and construction with his expert team and expert vetted subcontractors from design-to-permitting-to-construction-to-client happiness! Free consultation and estimating services are on call for clients throughout the Bay Area, Santa Cruz and Monterey. We always make time to answer your questions!
Licensed California Building General Contractor specializing in Design Build-Interior Renovations-Kitchens-Bathrooms-Additions-ADU's. Master Craftsman with 25 years experience and award winning staff with our design home offices in Carmel by the Sea. Chris Conner is a Master Craft Builder and self performs design planning, drawings, permitting and construction with his expert team and expert vetted subcontractors from design-to-permitting-to-construction-to-client happiness! Free consultation and estimating services are on call for clients throughout the Bay Area, Santa Cruz and Monterey. We always make time to answer your questions!
We are a small Structural Design Firm Located in the Salinas Valley offering fast and affordable design drawings for various types of residential construction. We are fully licensed and insured with over 10 year of combined experience.
We are a small Structural Design Firm Located in the Salinas Valley offering fast and affordable design drawings for various types of residential construction. We are fully licensed and insured with over 10 year of combined experience.
WWD Corp. is a construction company with more than 30 years of experience. Located in Monterey, Calif., the company offers a series of civil engineering, project management, land surveying and mapping services. It also specializes in grading designs and plans, golf course developments, government agency lobbying, aerial mapping ground control and construction staking. The company specializes in the construction of agricultural, industrial, educational, commercial and municipal projects. WWD Corp. Caters to local business, developers and private-land owners.
WWD Corp. is a construction company with more than 30 years of experience. Located in Monterey, Calif., the company offers a series of civil engineering, project management, land surveying and mapping services. It also specializes in grading designs and plans, golf course developments, government agency lobbying, aerial mapping ground control and construction staking. The company specializes in the construction of agricultural, industrial, educational, commercial and municipal projects. WWD Corp. Caters to local business, developers and private-land owners.
Cullumber Engineering is a civil engineering firm specializing in the structural design of transportation, residential and commercial structures. Over the years Cullumber Engineering has built strong relationships with homeowners, contractors, building officials, and state and local governments. We are a structural engineering company founded on ambition and integrity which aims to teach, motivate, and inspire those around us.
Cullumber Engineering is a civil engineering firm specializing in the structural design of transportation, residential and commercial structures. Over the years Cullumber Engineering has built strong relationships with homeowners, contractors, building officials, and state and local governments. We are a structural engineering company founded on ambition and integrity which aims to teach, motivate, and inspire those around us.
Monterey Bay Construction Inc. has been in business for over 20 years. We love our work and pride ourselves in the quality of what we do. The satisfaction of our clients is of upmost importance to us. Our experience and craftsmanship and our attention to details speaks for itself. Our goal is to ensure that we produce and provide you with outstanding and superior service whether we are building you a new home, remodeling your residence or installing a new paver driveway.
Monterey Bay Construction Inc. has been in business for over 20 years. We love our work and pride ourselves in the quality of what we do. The satisfaction of our clients is of upmost importance to us. Our experience and craftsmanship and our attention to details speaks for itself. Our goal is to ensure that we produce and provide you with outstanding and superior service whether we are building you a new home, remodeling your residence or installing a new paver driveway.
EF&S Concrete construction is a fully staffed company. We will do sub-contracting when needed.
EF&S Concrete construction is a fully staffed company. We will do sub-contracting when needed.
We are a relatively small (14 person) construction company located in Santa Cruz, in business since 1993. Please visit us at avalonstructural.com.
"The foundation of our home in Oak Hills (North Monterey County) was settling. The repair would be a complex undertaking. My wife and I had two separate contractors come in to evaluate and bid on the foundation repair. Both of them said that the job was beyond their capabilities, despite having repaired numerous other foundations. After a prolonged search, we found two companies that were willing to submit bids for the work. One company was from Livermore and the other was Avalon Structural out of Santa Cruz. The bids were close to each other in cost, but the Avalon bid incorporated a lot more structural reinforcement of the foundation. The foundation repair company from Livermore was going to use a coiled steel support and would not guarantee that they could get the foundation level. Avalon Structural used an inordinate amount of galvanized steel pilings driven deep until they met the required resistance to prevent settling. This is a much stronger type of foundation support. In addition to the steel pilings, Avalon’s bid also included a massive steel reinforced concrete support that ran about half the length of the house. Avalon also guaranteed that they could get the foundation level. We decided to go with Avalon and are very happy we did. Roger, the owner of Avalon Structural, met with me personally. We crawled under the house together as he explained in detail the plans for the repair that had been submitted by the structural engineer, his son Dylan. The construction crew was hard working, pleasant and clean. By clean I mean that the construction area was always left clean and organized at the end of the day. The repair took over a month with a daily crew of four to six men. When the work was complete, our floors and foundation were absolutely level. Now, approximately two years after the completion of work, our foundation has not moved at all. As a result of our experience with Avalon Structural, I can and do enthusiastically recommend them to anyone considering a foundation repair in the area. I don’t think you will find a company that can do a better job than Roger and his team at Avalon Structural. Five out of five stars! Dave Johnson Oak Hills, North Monterey County."
David J on January 2022
We are a relatively small (14 person) construction company located in Santa Cruz, in business since 1993. Please visit us at avalonstructural.com.
"The foundation of our home in Oak Hills (North Monterey County) was settling. The repair would be a complex undertaking. My wife and I had two separate contractors come in to evaluate and bid on the foundation repair. Both of them said that the job was beyond their capabilities, despite having repaired numerous other foundations. After a prolonged search, we found two companies that were willing to submit bids for the work. One company was from Livermore and the other was Avalon Structural out of Santa Cruz. The bids were close to each other in cost, but the Avalon bid incorporated a lot more structural reinforcement of the foundation. The foundation repair company from Livermore was going to use a coiled steel support and would not guarantee that they could get the foundation level. Avalon Structural used an inordinate amount of galvanized steel pilings driven deep until they met the required resistance to prevent settling. This is a much stronger type of foundation support. In addition to the steel pilings, Avalon’s bid also included a massive steel reinforced concrete support that ran about half the length of the house. Avalon also guaranteed that they could get the foundation level. We decided to go with Avalon and are very happy we did. Roger, the owner of Avalon Structural, met with me personally. We crawled under the house together as he explained in detail the plans for the repair that had been submitted by the structural engineer, his son Dylan. The construction crew was hard working, pleasant and clean. By clean I mean that the construction area was always left clean and organized at the end of the day. The repair took over a month with a daily crew of four to six men. When the work was complete, our floors and foundation were absolutely level. Now, approximately two years after the completion of work, our foundation has not moved at all. As a result of our experience with Avalon Structural, I can and do enthusiastically recommend them to anyone considering a foundation repair in the area. I don’t think you will find a company that can do a better job than Roger and his team at Avalon Structural. Five out of five stars! Dave Johnson Oak Hills, North Monterey County."
David J on January 2022
No, it’s not legal for unlicensed individuals to conduct structural calculations for buildings or building repairs. Not only do licensing requirements prevent DIYers from tackling this project, but mistakes can also be extremely dangerous and put your property and anyone inside or near it at risk of severe injury or even death. You should always hire a licensed and certified local structural engineer to make structural calculations.
Yes, all states require structural engineers to carry the proper license, with specifics determined by each state. You can use Angi’s state licensing tool to confirm that the structural engineer you’re considering holds the required licensing to tackle your job. Hiring an unlicensed structural engineer will not only cause issues with permits but it could also lead to an unsafe building. The cost of a professional, licensed, and experienced engineer is well worth the investment.
The process of hiring a structural engineer starts by finding reliable professionals in your area and comparing quotes from at least three of them. From there, you can narrow down your selection by asking some leading questions:
Do you have experience working in my specific area?
Do you have professional indemnity insurance?
What will your structural report cover?
Do you charge a flat fee for a structural report or by the hour?
How long have you been in business?
Do you have a list of customer references?
Structural engineers typically charge between $100 and $250 per hour, but many jobs won’t be based on a per-hour fee. Instead, the structural engineer will offer a flat rate for the inspection and structural calculations. The flat rate for a structural engineer costs an average of around $550, but you could see prices ranging from $300 to $800, depending on the complexity of your project and how easy it is to access certain parts of your home for the inspection.
Whether you’re building a new home or building an extension on your existing property, you will likely need both a structural engineer and an architect. A structural engineer will determine what loads your foundation and framing can safely handle, and an architect will draw plans according to those structural calculations to simplify the building process. You can start by contacting a structural engineer near you, as many work alongside architects and can get all of the prep work done at once.