Hiring the Best Structural Engineer for your Residential or Commercial Property
Processes involved in Structural engineering require the services of the very best of engineering experts with several years of engineering experience. When it comes to hiring an engineering company you can trust for the delivery of the best quality and most professional engineering services, you must always insist on the best. This is where Souffront engineering comes in. At Souffront, we take our services to an entirely new level with over 30 years of active engineering experience. Our services span across every aspect of structural engineering processes to suit all your domestic and professional engineering requirements. We offer the very best of independent and environmental engineering consulting to help you meet all your structural engineering needs. Souffront engineering caters to virtually every sector, both private and commercial from the inspection of your foundation to the inspection of the entire building. We offer state-of-the-art inspections to spot any kind of flaw with your building foundation to forestall future malfunctions and irregularities. Our 40 year structural inspections are about the best you can ever hope to get anywhere in the industry. So with us, you can be sure of getting the best structural engineering inspections and general consultation to help you arrive at the best and most satisfactory results. The structural inspection we carry out is aimed at evaluating the exact condition and strength of the foundation and the entire structure of your building. This inspection helps us arrive at a report on the true state of your residential or commercial building and whether there are obvious cracks and faults that require some urgent repairs. We help you sustain the stability of your building and ensure it stays in the best possible condition for several years to come. Every visible part of your building is thoroughly subjected to inspection from your foundation to the roofs. As a professional structural engineering company, we take your home inspection as a matter of utmost importance because we know how a faulty foundation or having any faults in any part of the building can affect the lifespan and durability of the said building. If you wish to get the best structural engineering services you can afford to get anywhere around, Souffront is the company to trust always. Our main aim is to provide every homeowner with the most unbiased professional assessment of the condition of his or her building without leaving out any vital information that can help put the building back in shape.
FT-Lauderdale 40-YEAR OR OLDER BUILDING SAFETY PROGRAM
Overview The 40-year or Older Building Safety Program was created in 2005 and is now in effect throughout Broward County. Modeled after Miami-Dade County’s program which has been in effect since the 1970’s, Broward’s program calls for 40 year structural recertification for buildings 40 years old or older and every ten years, thereafter. Exempt from this program are: One- and two-family dwellings U.S. government buildings State of Florida owned buildings Schools under the jurisdiction of the Broward County School Board Buildings built on Indian reservations All buildings under 3,500 square feet Both Broward and Dade County have had instances of structural building failures. This program helps minimize the possibilities of future building failure and better prepares us for hurricane winds. Because of Hurricane Wilma, the worst storm to impact Broward County in 50 years, some cities could not implement the program in 2006. However, all jurisdictions are current with inspections and plan reviews and therefore are ready to implement the program in their respective city. Please review the following information for: Detailed information about the program Structural and electrical report forms Guidelines for buildings to be inspected by design professionals hired by private building owners Each municipality has the authority to establish a fee to review the Safety Inspection Reports. There is a $300.00 fee, at the time of submittal, for the City of Fort Lauderdale Building Department to review the reports. After review of the reports, if the building is determined to be safe you will not be required to have another Building Safety Inspection for ten (10) years. In the event the report proves there are structural or electrical deficiencies, the owner shall have one hundred-eighty (180) days from the date of the report to obtain the required permit(s) and complete the necessary repairs. If the 40-year Building Safety Program affects your property, you will receive a certified letter with information about what you need to do. Information Resources on the 40-Year Safety Inspection Broward.org – 40-Year Building Safety Inspection Program Frequently Asked Questions FAQ for first-time report submittal FAQ for reports which indicates, “Repairs are required.” You can contact us if you need more information regarding this. Forms Forms 1-3 are required with each report submitted; Form 4 is optional. Building Safety Inspection Report Form — Electrical Building Safety Inspection Report Form — Structural 40-Year Building Safety Cover Sheet Incidental Repair Form An Incidental Repair Form is used when the repairs required do not pose any life safety issues or imminent danger. The report should state, “No repairs are required” and all information needs to be completed on the report. You are required to submit separate Incidental Repair Forms with the Structural Building Safety Inspection Report and the Electrical Building Safety Inspection Report. The Incidental Repair Form is required at submittal of the Building Safety Reports. Fees to the City First-time submittals: $300 (checks should be made payable to the “City of Fort Lauderdale”). We also accept VISA, MasterCard and cash. Resubmissions/Recheck: $0 Also read: How to Hire an Engineer for 40 Year Recertification Inspection