Bad News #1: The Structural Engineer's Report

We knew when we signed the contract to build our house that a structural engineer would need to review the plans to see if they met local building codes. Our brother-in-law, who is an architect, warned us he would add more foundation piers. And so it happened.

The original plan from House Plan Zone included 17 foundation piers.

Foundation drawing from House Plan Zone; personal collection


The structural engineer added 24 more foundation piers for a total of 41 and he beefed up the construction of the piers. We have to pay extra for each of those additional piers. Cha-ching!

Revised foundation drawing from structural engineer with 41 foundation piers; personal collection

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