We offer experienced local Structural Engineers to work on your project from many of our regional centers across California and have the experience of delivering quality design and engineering plans/permit sets in almost every city in California.

Leading Structural Engineering services in California

A Design Everest Structural Engineer can offer a range of services that you may require for your existing building, or for your new construction project.

For a Residential or Commercial building, you may often find yourself in need of a consultation for the following;

Structural Engineer for Inspection
Retrofit Structural Engineer
Structural Engineer quote for Load Bearing Wall removal (or a structural engineer to tell you if a wall is load bearing)

Or perhaps you may be looking for;

Home Addition Structural Engineer
Home Remodel Structural Engineer
Structural Engineer for your New Custom Home

If you have a commercial property, you may be looking for;

Structural Engineer for Tenant Improvement,
Commercial Structural Engineer for your New Commercial Building project (like for an office, a warehouse, hotel, multifamily unit or a condo)
Structural Engineer for Mixed-Use building (residential over commercial)

Whatever your consultation needs may be, our California Certified Structural Engineers are ready to help execute your vision, and fulfill your objectives to your contentment and beyond! Your satisfaction is our utmost priority, and we have the knowledge, skill, experience, and determination to complete your project successfully in a quick turnaround time!

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How it Works

Schedule Consultation

To start, a Design Everest associate schedules a consultation with you to fully understand your needs.
Quick Turnaround

Once we understand your needs, we deliver plans and structural engineering drawings for your project. We have quick turnaround time, with the option to track your project in real-time
Easy Permit Process

We will provide a set of drawings that you may submit to the city to obtain the required permits. Our fixed fee includes addressing all city comments (if any) on our plans until the permit is approved. Next, we can connect you with reputable contractors in your area, so you can get started with your project right away.

Design Everest Structural Engineering team members include

Structural Engineer Inspection

for Residential and Commercial Building

Small or large projects, Design Everest structural engineers can help you with the required structural inspection. Our California licensed and experienced structural engineer inspection team can inspect multiple elements like framing, shear walls, load bearing walls, and building envelope. Our team also comprises of foundation inspection structural engineer to inspect any cracks or damage to the building foundation. After the inspection, we issue a comprehensive structural engineer inspection report or a letter. We can also provide you with the necessary engineering to strengthen your building as an optional service.

Structural Engineer for New Home

Looking for structural engineers for your new custom home? Our cross-functional structural engineering team of experts can guide you through the entire process – from developing the plans to getting all the permits and identifying local contractors to the administration of construction activity. We pride ourselves in successfully delivering hundreds of new custom home projects (including fire rebuild) to our customers in California.

Two custom homes, Mammoth Lakes, CA

Two custom homes with two stories
Provided architecture permit sets, engineering and consulted with energy permits for every house

New custom home, Santa Rosa, California

Fire rebuild of a large single story house with concrete and wood construction
Performed the architectural, engineering and title 24 portion and also the project required attention to lot of custom details in a quick 4 week turnaround

Tear down and reconstruction of a single family house, Guerneville, CA

Rebuild of an old construction (1945) to the same floor plans
Two-story single family house and garage
Provided architecture permit sets, engineering and Title 24 Energy Permits guidance

Structural Engineer for
New Commercial Building

What would drive your ground-up commercial project to success? Whether you’re planning a new office building, hotel, healthcare facilities, retail space, or any other commercial facility like a multifamily unit or a condo, a high quality structural engineering & design is most vital. At Design Everest, our team of structural engineers use a collaborative approach to shape your vision. We work closely with you, the architect, the contractor, and your city’s building department to prepare a design that’s code-compliant, sustainable, and planned around your business.

Holiday Inn Express, Sunnyvale, CA

Ground-up 5-story Holiday Inn Express Hotel;

Used 2 story steel and concrete podium topped with wood construction to reduce material costs
Investigated and utilized a unique foundation system (geopiers) to cut excavation and material costs by 50%
Provided peer-reviews of all disciplines to minimize plan check comments

(Owner: Hiten Suraj, Architect: Eric Jacobsen)

Sushi Confidential, San Jose

Structural design of entire outside bar and sitting area
Collaborated with client and contractor on site to ensure restaurant interior was not impacted during construction

Structural design to support a new 94’-0” long by 26’-0” tall living wall, Oakland International Airport, Terminal 2

Support and observations during overnight hours when work occured
Met tight deadlines for plan generation and submittal
Quick response to changes needed due to hidden conditions and complications in order to keep work moving

Coit Tower Food Kiosk, San Francisco

Highlights: Engineering design for a food kiosk that must be removable within 48 hours, if needed.

Hotel Clariana, San Jose, CA

Addition of a new building to a hotel
Structural engineering for an entirely new six-story concrete building connected to an existing hotel
Area of 46,000 sq. ft.

Collier Office Building, Livermore, CA

Structural design of an office building
Delivered the structural engineering for a new ground-up three-story office building
The engineering inclusive of the seismic retrofit
9,500 sq. ft.

Structural Engineer for
Tenant Improvement and
Change Of Use permit

for Commercial Building

When you need a plan for remodel or an addition to a commercial establishment to maximize your business’s opportunities for growth, Design Everest’s experienced commercial structural engineers and designers can help you find the most cost effective solution. Our structural engineer tenant improvement team has rich experience in different types of tenant improvement projects for retail stores, office spaces, warehouses, and getting the change of use permit. We offer services to suit any business, from a large company to a small retailer. Our Tenant Improvement services range from office partitions to installation of walls and other items which may be required to customize your space.

Commercial tenant improvement, San Jose, CA

Tenant improvement of a dental clinic facility
Delivered the architecture and civil engineering

Sushi Confidential, San Jose

Structural design of entire outside bar and sitting area
Collaborated with client and contractor on site to ensure restaurant interior was not impacted during construction

Starbucks, Multiple Locations

Highlights: Engineering plans and roof load calculations for upgrading HVAC equipment

Fedex Kinkos, Multiple Locations

Tenant Improvements, including changes to floor plans and removal of CMU structural Load Bearing Walls.

Home Addition & Home Remodel Structural Engineer

In time the needs of your family may grow or change, and you may now be looking to upgrade your home. Or perhaps you’re planning to make an investment to increase your property value. Any reasons, you may be compelled to rethink how to best utilize your available space!

Depending on the nature of your intended use, a home remodel, or a home addition by increasing the number of storeys, or a house extension by spreading your living space into the available land in your property by building an ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit) could be the right solution. Or the perfect solution could even be a combination of remodel, addition and/or a home extension! Our experienced home addition & home remodel structural engineer in California can help you achieve your objective in the most efficient way.

Home Addition, Oakland, CA

Interior remodel and addition
Delivered architecture (via a partner) and Title 24 calculations

Home Addition, San Jose, CA

Partial demolition, addition & interior remodel
Two story house
Delivered architecture (via a partner) and engineering plans

Home Addition and Remodel, Altadena, CA

Architecture for an addition and interior remodel
Energy permit (Title 24) calculations
Two story house

Interior Remodel, Belmont, CA

Architecture for an interior remodel
Energy permit (Title 24) calculations
Two story house

Addition & Remodel, Los Angeles, CA

Architecture for an addition and interior remodel to an open concept house
Energy permit (Title 24) calculations
Two story house
Increase in resale value

Complete Home Remodel, Hollister, CA

Delivered the architecture, engineering and energy permit (Title 24) calculations

Structural Engineer for
Load Bearing Wall Removal

for Residential and Commercial Building

One of the most common kinds of home interior remodels and commercial tenant improvements require removing one or more load bearing walls to create a more open space. While it is no small task to take down a load bearing wall, it provides your space with a more open layout and makes it feel bigger and freer inside.

While sometimes a load bearing wall can be identified based on its location, it often takes a certified structural engineer to determine if the wall is load bearing or not and if it is, how to safely remove it while still keeping your building structurally safe and sound in the event of an earthquake. Our California structural engineers can make the determination from either an onsite inspection or by looking at your building’s original blueprints that may be on record with your city’s building department. The accidental demolition of a load bearing wall without consulting a licensed structural engineer can cause a lot of damage to both life and property.

Complete Home Remodel, Hollister, CA

Delivered the architecture, engineering and energy permit (Title 24) calculations

Interior remodel, Richmond, CA

Delivered the architecture (via a partner) for various sections of the home remodel

Seismic Retrofit in California

for Residential and Commercial Building

Is your building prone to earthquakes? Our expert structural engineer retrofit team in California can do the necessary evaluations and engineering for a seismic retrofit or a soft story retrofit. A retrofit essentially entails the addition of structural enhancements that will help protect your building from the effects of earthquakes. Our Structural Engineers in California are well-versed with the Mandatory Soft Story retrofit program Requirements. With the rising risk of Earthquakes in California, it is good to be proactive in order to protect oneself.

Seismic Retrofit, San Francisco, CA

Yasuda Residence
5,186 sq. ft.

Structural Engineer for Mixed-use building

(Residential over Commercial)

Our team has experience delivering high quality Mixed-use building permit sets in quick turnaround time for addition, remodel, and new mixed-use buildings. While our mixed-use architect partners can provide the architectural permit sets, our civil and structural engineers can collaborate with our architect partners and provide you value engineering design if you need engineering permit sets as well. As most of your budget will be spent during construction, our value engineering can help you reduce the cost of materials during construction!

MIXED-USE

BUILDING FUNCTION
(Residential over Commercial)

THE PROJECT:
Vertical and Horizontal addition to an existing mixed-use structure with historical facade.

LOCATION:
24th Street, San Francisco, CA

MIXED-USE

BUILDING FUNCTION
(Residential over Commercial)

THE PROJECT: (newly contracted)
Full ground-up for a new 5-story, 26-unit mixed-use building

LOCATION:
3rd Street, Hollister, CA

Why Design Everest?

Design Everest's list of projects, services, and clients highlight the breadth of 14+ years of experience on projects of all sizes. Our local structural engineers are committed to providing solutions that fulfill the aspirations of our clients. Clients repeatedly come back to us for our high quality structural engineering design services renowned for analytical creativity and cost-effective solutions.

Highly experienced &
value engineering

We are a true one-stop engineering shop with expertise in a wide range of specializations in providing Commercial and Residential Structural Engineering Services as listed above. Our experienced Structural Engineers design efficient buildings and are always looking for value engineering solutions so that customers pay less in construction, materials costs, etc.
Responsiveness and
quick turnaround

Unlike most firms, we leverage technology, and make every effort to get high-quality plans delivered in weeks -- not months. Hey, who said construction has to be painful?
Ability to take
on a project anytime

Our proprietary data system ‘The Design Hub’ allows us to efficiently forecast and optimize our resources. This means our structural engineers in California can take on a project of any size at any time while maintaining quality and schedule.

Design Everest was amazing to work with. I had called a few other structural engineers and they all said they were 6-8 weeks out in terms of availability. Design Everest came out the next day and completed a structural inspection in a very professional manner. They also followed up multiple times to make sure I was satisfied with their work and to see if I understood everything. This was the second time I've used them and I've now told my friends about them. Highly recommend! Jessica and Marcus were great to work with.

- Luke E. SAN RAFAEL

This has been a lucky find for me.

Aakash and the designer Mr. John Mabe have been very patient with me. I had 8 iterations of the design where we are remodelling a four bedroom two bath house in Palo Alto to a five bedroom four bath house and adding a family room. The main constraint was utilizing the maximum allowed square footage and reusing as much of the structure as possible to minimize construction costs while at the same time designing a large family home.
On all these three counts, John has delivered well. I have run the design by more than a dozen contractors, and many have praised that this has been the best design they had seen ever in terms of details and structural engineering.
Thanks John and Aakash.

- IAM P. PALO ALTO

When I found Design Everest on the web, I sent a short email and had a response immediately. They took the time to explain the process of designing and structural engineering. This was my first project and had a ton of questions and got all of my question answered. I will use them on future projects!

- Loren B. LOS ANGELES

We recently used Design Everest for a complicated new 3 story building in a commercial district of San Francisco. Great value for a complex building.

- Carol s. San Francisco, CA

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