Consulting Structural Engineers in Northumberland
From our office in Northumberland, The Home Engineers provide domestic structural engineering services throughout the region.
Local Northumberland Engineering Services
House Alterations
Our professional structural engineering services cover home extensions, loft conversions, internal alterations, and structural modifications for large-scale housing developments as well as smaller, independent renovations. We work with homeowners, architects, developers, and independent contractors.
With over a decade of experience, our qualified engineers deliver housing solutions that prioritise safety, functionality, and aesthetic appeal, ensuring a seamless project from conception to completion.
Structural Engineering Surveys and Reports
We offer detailed surveys and reports assessing a property’s structural integrity for various purposes, including mortgage valuations, planning applications, class Q conversions under Permitted Development, and providing reassurance during repair works.
These assessments are conducted by our experienced, professionally qualified structural engineers, ensuring the highest standards. This enables straightforward submissions to surveyors, banks, and insurers.
Civil and Structural Engineering Designs
We provide comprehensive design solutions for both commercial and residential projects, including housing developments, bespoke new-builds, and barn conversions.
Our expertise encompasses design elements and frames using timber, steel, concrete, and masonry. This includes retaining walls, steel connections, temporary works, chimney support, foundation design, and even historic structures.
Our proficient engineers, with extensive structural design experience, prioritise innovation, sustainability, and compliance with industry standards to deliver high-quality projects for homeowners, architects, developers, and contractors.
Pre- & Post-Planning Civil Engineering Services
We provide comprehensive engineering assessments and reports tailored for both pre- and post-planning stages, including feasibility studies, flood risk assessment (FRA) reports, drainage strategy (DS) reports, and design solutions for foul and surface water drainage, as well as sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) design and flood mitigation schemes.
Our experienced civil and structural engineers ensure meticulous attention to detail and compliance with regulatory standards. We serve architects, developers, and planning authorities, offering reassurance that your project is progressing successfully in our capable hands.
Northumberland Structural Engineering Projects
Bird Hides, East Chevington Nature Reserve
The Home Engineers provided the structural modifications of 2 bird hides at East Chevington Nature Reserve in Northumberland.
Marine Gardens, Whitley Bay
The Home Engineers provided structural designs to assist the re-use of a disused industrial unit in Whitley Bay.
West Thorn Farm, Ponteland
West Thorn Farm is a new build dwelling located in the popular area of Ponteland, Northumberland.
The Dell, Morpeth
The Dell is a property in which we provided structural solutions, in Morpeth, Northumberland.
About Our Structural Engineer in Northumberland
Kris is an experienced engineer with 25 years in the industry, skilled in residential alterations, new build and site developments, bespoke new-builds, refurbishment projects, and structural surveys.
He excels in delivering listed building conversions, restorations, and residential projects, making him adept for any project The Home Engineers may undertake.
Location
Address:
7A Oldgate, Morpeth NE61 1PY
Hours:
Monday: 9 am–5:30 pm
Tuesday: 9 am–5:30 pm
Wednesday: 9 am–5:30 pm
Thursday: 9 am–5:30 pm
Friday: 9 am–5:30 pm
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
The Home Engineers - Northumberland
For inquiries or to discuss your project needs, please fill out the contact form below. Our team of experienced engineers is ready to provide expert advice and tailored solutions to ensure your project’s success. We look forward to working with you.
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.
Often, a building inspector or other professional may use complicated terms to describe a structural defect meaning it is difficult to clearly relay that information over the phone or via email. In these cases, we would recommend that a site visit be undertaken for a small fee to review the defect and discuss the best way to resolve the issue.
Please contact us and we will see what we can do. Even whilst busy, we try to allocate time to administrative works, training, and CPD. If required, we may be able to allocate some of this time to your project.
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.