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Meridian engineer inspecting condominium balconies
Structural engineering · Charlotte, NC

Structural engineering for buildings that have to last.

Building condition assessments, reserve-study engineering, residential evaluations and repair design. Licensed professional engineers who explain what they find in plain English.

Condo & HOA boardsInspections & reservesWhat your building needs, by when, and what it will cost to find out. HomeownersCracks, floors, wallsA licensed engineer's visit and a written opinion you can act on. Contractors & architectsLetters & calcsBeam design, repair letters and site observations on your schedule.
For condo & HOA boards

Your building inspection, explained for the owners

Older buildings need periodic structural inspections and reserve-study engineering, and some cities and states require them on a schedule. We tell your board what the building needs and help you explain the cost to owners.

PHASE ONEVisual assessmentWe walk the structure, balconies, garages and roof, and give a written condition report.
PHASE TWO, ONLY IF NEEDEDTesting & repair designTargeted testing where we found deterioration, then repair drawings and bid support.
What drives the fee
  • Buildings, stories and units
  • Access to roofs, garages and balconies
  • Whether drawings and past reports exist
  • Reserve study at the same time or not
Spalling concrete and exposed rebar on a garage column
Services

What we do

Condition assessmentsCondos, HOAs, apartments and commercial buildings.
Reserve-study engineeringStructural components for your reserve plan.
Repair designBalconies, garages, facades and foundations.
Residential evaluationsCracks, settlement, framing and floors.
Wall & beam removalBeam design and a sealed letter for permits.
Storm damageWritten assessments for owners and insurers.
Construction observationSite visits during repairs and new work.
Peer reviewA second set of eyes for owners and lenders.
For homeowners

Worried about a crack? Text us a photo.

Most homeowner calls start with a picture. We will tell you whether it needs a visit, and if it does, what the visit costs before we schedule it.

Selected projects

Our work, and our role in it

Every project lists our actual role. We never present work we reviewed as work we designed.

Mid-rise condominium
Engineer of record

Seven-story condominium, balcony repairs

Phase two testing, repair documents and construction observation. (Fictional.)

Garage column repair
Condition assessment

Two-level parking garage

Visual assessment and repair priorities for an HOA. (Fictional.)

Structural drawings on a desk
Peer review

Retail renovation

Independent structural review for the owner's lender. (Fictional.)

Our engineers

Licensed, local and easy to reach

(Bios go here on a live site: licenses, disciplines, years in practice, the kinds of buildings each engineer knows best.)

Principal, P.E.Qualifying engineer. P.E. No. 00000 (example)
Project engineer, P.E.Condition assessments and reserves
Design engineer, E.I.Repair drawings and calcs
Field technicianUnder the engineer of record
Meridian's engineering team

Tell us about your building.

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