The Traveling Engineer

1978 was great. That's what they said at graduation, but for construction it really wasn't so awesome. This inspection had a collapsed roof that nearly killed a number of workers

What do you do when your beautiful home is beautiful, but has a 90s floor plan? When the interior walls are structural but the home isn't open? And when you can't move?

I was hired to assess the structural damage in a garage fire. Here is what I learned

It's a trend. My client at noon is renting his basement. So was the client at 10 am. It's that kind of world now. Here's how I helped him move forward on that goal.

Thank goodness for home Inspectors. They are generalists and have to know everything about everything. And thank goodness for the guys who acknowledge that they don't. That's excellent service .

Stairstep Cracks in masonry are always unsettling. Here is what I told the client

I visited on office warehouse today. 3100 Sq ft and built in the 50s. Crazy Walls and mazey configurations. What's Structural? We got that answered

Note to contractors everywhere: stay away from the top and bottom 2 inches of the joist

Sometimes it's about the structural stuff. And sometimes it's about providing greater value

Sometimes getting the drainage right can save a lot of grief.

She called me to talk to her about the saggy roof line and falling garage. She didn't like it when I told her there was Asbestos.

So I showed up to one of those inexpensive cabins near park City. You know - the 5 million dollar kind. Honestly I have no idea what it sold for. The parties were squabbling about the basement slab. …

My client today wanted to open the space in his master suite and put a golf simulator in the basement. I told him go for it. Nice day for him!

How to sometimes save a house that's leaning? I discuss that in this episode

Sometimes you just need confirmation that you're not crazy when you're buying a house.

Gotta love 80s homes. This one is very dated but it still cost nearly 1 mill. Structural questions with the stairstep cracks and drainage issues. Then he told me he wanted to open up the space betwee…

So I did an inspection on a 1958 mess of a home. Super dated, bad condition, but in a great location. This one was complicated, but if you want to make 7 figures on one project, it can't be easy, rig…