Consulting Structural Engineers in Manchester
From our office in Manchester, The Home Engineers provide domestic structural engineering services throughout the city and the Greater Manchester region.
Local Manchester Engineering Services
House Alterations
Our skilled structural engineering services cover home extensions, loft conversions, and structural adjustments for both large-scale residential and commercial developments, as well as smaller, individual refurbishments. We cater to homeowners, architects, developers, and freelance contractors.
With over a decade of experience, our accredited engineers deliver housing solutions that prioritise safety, functionality, and visual appeal, ensuring a smooth project journey from beginning to end.
Structural Engineering Surveys and Reports
Comprehensive surveys or reports evaluate a property’s structural soundness for mortgage valuations, planning requirements, class Q conversions permitted under development regulations, or to offer reassurance during repair endeavors.
Conducted by our seasoned, fully qualified structural experts who perform assessments to the most rigorous standards, facilitating a hassle-free submission to surveyors, banks, and insurers.
Civil and Structural Engineering Designs
Complete design solutions are provided for both commercial and residential projects, including housing developments, bespoke new builds, and barn conversions. We specialise in designing elements and frameworks using timber, steel, concrete, and masonry, covering features such as retaining walls, steel connections, temporary structures, chimney support, foundation design, and even historical structures.
Our skilled engineers, with extensive experience in structural design, prioritize innovation, sustainability, and compliance with industry standards to deliver high-quality projects for homeowners, architects, developers, and contractors.
Pre & Post-Planning Civil Engineering Services
Thorough engineering assessments and reports are customised for both pre- and post-planning phases, encompassing feasibility evaluations, flood risk assessment (FRA) reports, drainage strategy (DS) reports, and design solutions for both foul and surface water drainage. Additionally, we offer sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) design and flood alleviation schemes.
Our experienced civil and structural engineers guarantee meticulous attention to detail and strict adherence to regulatory standards. We accommodate the requirements of architects, developers, and planning authorities, ensuring confidence that your project is progressing towards success under our capable guidance.
About Our Structural Engineer in Manchester
Managed by Craig Higgins, a Chartered Structural Engineer with 18 years of experience, The Home Engineers (Manchester) excels in delivering innovative structural design solutions.
Craig’s ability to wear many hats has awarded him a diverse background encompassing domestic, industrial, and commercial projects of varying scales, from minor renovations to complex multi-million-pound schemes, ensuring expertise, versatility and excellence in every project.
Location
Hours:
Monday: 8 am–5 pm
Tuesday: 8 am–5 pm
Wednesday: 8 am–5 pm
Thursday: 8 am–5 pm
Friday: 8 am–5 pm
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Phone:
The Home Engineers - Manchester
Our structural engineer generally covers the whole of Manchester. We are willing to travel, although the costs of site visits increase in line with the distance away from our office.
FAQs
If an architect or designer has provided clear plans, simple alterations can often be undertaken without a site visit saving you money.
If plans are not provided or if the design is complex, a site visit is usually recommended although this is project dependent.
If you are carrying out a home extension, loft conversion or are removing walls from your home, the chances are that you will require a structural engineer. Works such as these require you to notify your local building control team who may require structural calculations before works can be signed off.
The architect or surveyor normally draws up the plans. Where an architect or surveyor is unable to draw up the plans or full plans are not required, we can undertake a measured survey sufficient to carry out the structural design.
Following receipt of all the relevant information, we typically aim to turn around works within 1-2 weeks. However, this is very dependent on how busy we are and the size of the project. Smaller jobs, even with a site visit can often be completed in a week or less.
Providing a set cost for a beam design can be difficult. A steel beam design often involves additional checks to the masonry bearings, wall panels and foundations. Therefore, each project is priced specifically to suit project requirements.
We regularly undertake structural surveys in response to a property valuation survey. Our inspections are undertaken by an experienced structural engineer and all reports that are to be submitted to a bank or building society are reviewed and signed off by our Chartered Structural Engineer.
We typically work with a wide range of clients from domestic clients, builders, developers, architects and surveyors.