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Evan’s Consulting Engineers Limited is a privately owned multi-disciplinary consultancy, with strong prominence in both Domestic and Public Consultancy Services. However, people using search engines like Checkatrade are usually small private domestic and small commercial clients which don&#39;t have internal supplier selection processes and hence our description henceforth is geared towards these clients.<a href="https://evans-consulting.co.uk/domestic.html" target="_blank">https://evans-consulting.co.uk/domestic.html</a>As a design consultancy we get involved from small structural residential building inspections, openings to load bearing walls and property extensions to multi-span viaduct designs and heavy temporary works designs. Construction and Design Management Regulations (CDM) 2015It is the duty of every qualified professional in the industry to review the possible hazards and assess the risks associated with any design under the Construction (Design and Management) CDM 2015 regulations. Hence, we don&#39;t provide quotes, or respond to cold requests without full description of what it is you require and full contact details. All property extensions and most architectural and planning proposals queries will require a site visit from one of our engineers or architects to verify the specific property details and requirements.  Structural calculations to building regulations may not require site visits if architectural plans indicating proposed locations of required structural members are available. Please familiarise yourselves with your duties as a domestic client under these regulations below, which is the law and make sure your contractors are aware and competent with these regulations :<a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/cdm/2015/domestic-clients.htm" target="_blank">https://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/cdm/2015/domestic-clients.htm </a>Site visits Domestic residential property advisory site visits are charged at £100 per visit within a 50 mile radius from either Birmingham or Redditch. For site visits outside the 50 mile radius we may have to charge extra for commuting. All visit fees are then incorporated within your services fees if you select us to undertake your designs.Planning applications We prepare the submissions for all types of planning applications, whether it is a new built or an extension to an existing, which include the architectural drawings and specifications required for any type of domestic or commercial developments. A typical planning application will generally comprise the following: 1. Topographic and Location Information;2. Coverage plan;3. Plans of existing floors (for an extension);4. Views and sections of existing (for an extension);5. Plans of proposed floors;6. Proposed elevations (All four elevations);7. Sections of proposed (Usually two but more if required);8. Full set of specifications. Planning permission applications even for extensions will require a survey of the plot and existing build including any outbuildings.  Load Bearing Walls and BeamsFor most opening creation queries to load bearing walls, a site visit will be required. Openings to load bearings walls are not as simple as one may think. Local authority building control departments don&#39;t have the time and resources to inspect every design and more times than not they just look at the span arrangements and load details and accept the design. However the complexity many times is with and perhaps not limited to:1. Hidden critical elements;2. Load bearing wall materials and quality;3. Serviceability requirements of any new load bearing beams;4. Appropriate fixing and bearing of the beams to the cut walls;5. Actual loads on beam which some times may be carrying roof loads not obvious to the inexperianced eye;6. Ground conditions;7. New foundation requirements as the loads may now be concentrated over a shorter foundation length;8. Possible need of a portal structure;9. Temporary shoring requirements;10. Bearing of any temporary shoring.

With tens of small building designs in the UK and abroad we are confident we can help you develop your dream house and develop the floor plans and spaces to suit your needs. Whether you are after a traditional brick facing exterior or perhaps something more akin to Art Deco, or why not where permitted, request a design influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright and challenge your senses with Bauhaus touches. We can make it happen for you.  Upon request we can produce 3D renderings of your dream home, to help you visualise the final design and how it fits within its surroundings

Architectural House Design and Planning Applications

Architectural House Designs and Planning Applications

Building Designs and Planning Applications

Barn conversions are quite intricate and although it is important to produce workable, feasible and beautiful architectural designs, it is even more important one assesses the existing condition of anything that will be retained and reclaimed, and safeguard in the design against future problems.

Barn Conversions

Geotechnical Designs

In order to assist domestic and small commercial clients reduce the cost of ground investigations, especially for small extensions we undertake inexpensive in-situ tests in accordance with BS 1377-9 in conjunction with desk studies where data is available.

Ground Investigations

For most opening creation queries to load bearing walls, a site visit will be required. Openings to load bearings walls are not as simple as one may think. Local authority building control departments don't have the time and resources to inspect every design and more times than not they just look at the span arrangements and load details and accept the design. 

Load Bearing Walls and Beams

We undertake both the planning architectural and structural designs. In order to produce an accurate design, an accurate structural survey of the existing structural elements, which the majority of the times are timber truses is paramount. Some times the roof timber is arranged in such a way which may not need significant modifications, however the majority of the times significant strengthening of the retained structural elements is necessery together with a structural redesign of the roof.

Loft Conversions

We undertake both the planning architectural and structural designs. In order to produce an accurate design, an accurate structural survey of the existing structural elements, which the majority of the times are timber truses is paramount. Some times the roof timber is arranged in such a way which may not need significant modifications, however the majority of the times significant strengthening of the retained structural elements is necessary together with a structural redesign of the roof.

Through the years we have been involved with tens of extensions to domestic and commercial properties and if you are planning an extension we are confident we can make it happen for you, cost effectively and to suit your budget.

Property Extensions

Retaining Wall and Soil Stabilisation Designs

Domestic property retaining walls are generally made from either mass concrete blocks, stone ashlar or brick masonry type construction. The weight of the masonry together with a slight inclination away from the vertical from bottom to top can resist the retained earth pressures.

Steel Design & Industrial and Commercial Buildings

We undertake the numerical calculations for building control or for your own peace of mind of any type of domestic or small commercial building and structure. These may include but not limited to: 1. Load bearing beams and their foundations if required; 2. Portal frames; 3. Steel framed buildings; 4. Concrete buildings; 5. Buildings from structural masonry construction; 6. Timber framed buildings; 6. Small timber or steel bridges for access; 7. Concrete and piled foundations; 8. Earth berm, small dams and errosion control.

Structural Calculations

Structural Inspections generally related to issues with properties for insurance claims and mortage applications. They may be due to subsidence or general deterioration of the materials of the constituent structural elements of a property and may manifest in the form of fractures in masonry walls, bulging or tilting of walls and or visual subsidence. Some times fractures allow ingress of water through fractures resulting in moisture being trapped and causing degradation in the masonry.

Structural Inspections

Structural Inspections generally related to issues with properties for insurance claims and mortage applications. They may be due to subsidence or general deterioration of the materials of the constituent structural elements of a property and may manifest in the form of fractures in masonry walls, bulging or tilting of walls and or visual subsidence. Some times fractures allow ingress of water through fractures resulting in moisture being trapped and causing degradation in the masonry

Structural Surveys differ to Structural Inspections in that their main goal is to determine the structural capacity of a building or building element and not just the condition.  Structural Surveys are sometimes required due to deterioration in the condition of the structural elements, or change of use (i.e. increased loading).

Structural Surveys

As a design consultancy we don’t undertake the works to remediate effects of subsidence, We inspect and evaluate the condition of a property and any damage to it from subsidence, landslips or heave and propose one or more of the following: 1. Don’t do anything because it is evident that any issues are long standing or insignificant; 2. Repair any damage in order to improve the condition of the building and prevent further deterioration; 3. Install monitoring to determine the development of any fractures or subsidence in the future; 4. Commissioning and assessing drain surveys; 5. Recommend soil rehydration 6. Design suitable underpinning to prevent further subsidence; 7. Design suitable undepinning system and lift structure to original level.

Subsidence / Underpinning

Domestic and Small Commercial Services

Evan's Consulting Engineers Limited

Very professional explanation provided was excellent and communication excellent.  Evan was extremely helpful explaining what was going on and gave great feedback of the findings.

Structual survey

Excellent structural surveyor and he produced an excellent detailed 90 page report which helped me decide whether the house was worth buying or not.  His prices are very reasonable and his availability was only a week compared to 5 weeks from other surveyors at the moment.  I would recommend him to anyone and use him again.

Structural survey

Very helpful, suggested changes, backed up by calculations, to original specification which greatly simplified the actual work undertaken.  I would recommend their services and have no hesitation to using them in the future, should the need arise.

Survey and Calculations Set for Buildings Regulations pertaining to upgrade and alterations to toilets provision in our church.

This company were excellent to deal with.  Promptly contacted me from a BARK.Com enquiry, Visited at the appointed time the next day.  Spent as long as it took to complete the work without fuss or hurry.  Within 10 days had the full report for use in the legal matters.  It was not as forceful as we had hoped but it was fair honest and reported matters we had not been aware of.  This is a company you can rely on and are always available for further help.  We will re-engage them when it gets to design of a stressed retaining wall of some length.  Happy to pay for such service.

Complete and report a structural survey on a complex property matter.

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Services offered by Evan's Consulting Engineers Limited, working as Builder in Worcestershire etc

Evan's Consulting Engineers Limited | Builder | Redditch | Checkatrade

Evan’s Consulting Engineers Limited is a privately owned multi-disciplinary consultancy, with strong prominence in both Domestic and Public Consultancy Services. However, people using search engines like Checkatrade are usually small private domestic and small commercial clients which don&#39;t have internal supplier selection processes and hence our description henceforth is geared towards these clients.https://evans-consulting.co.uk/domestic.htmlAs a design consultancy we get involved from small structural residential building inspections, openings to load bearing walls and property extensions to multi-span viaduct designs and heavy temporary works designs. Construction and Design Management Regulations (CDM) 2015It is the duty of every qualified professional in the industry to review the possible hazards and assess the risks associated with any design under the Construction (Design and Management) CDM 2015 regulations. Hence, we don&#39;t provide quotes, or respond to cold requests without full description of what it is you require and full contact details. All property extensions and most architectural and planning proposals queries will require a site visit from one of our engineers or architects to verify the specific property details and requirements.  Structural calculations to building regulations may not require site visits if architectural plans indicating proposed locations of required structural members are available. Please familiarise yourselves with your duties as a domestic client under these regulations below, which is the law and make sure your contractors are aware and competent with these regulations :https://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/cdm/2015/domestic-clients.htm Site visits Domestic residential property advisory site visits are charged at £100 per visit within a 50 mile radius from either Birmingham or Redditch. For site visits outside the 50 mile radius we may have to charge extra for commuting. All visit fees are then incorporated within your services fees if you select us to undertake your designs.Planning applications We prepare the submissions for all types of planning applications, whether it is a new built or an extension to an existing, which include the architectural drawings and specifications required for any type of domestic or commercial developments. A typical planning application will generally comprise the following: 1. Topographic and Location Information;2. Coverage plan;3. Plans of existing floors (for an extension);4. Views and sections of existing (for an extension);5. Plans of proposed floors;6. Proposed elevations (All four elevations);7. Sections of proposed (Usually two but more if required);8. Full set of specifications.Planning permission applications even for extensions will require a survey of the plot and existing build including any outbuildings. Load Bearing Walls and BeamsFor most opening creation queries to load bearing walls, a site visit will be required. Openings to load bearings walls are not as simple as one may think. Local authority building control departments don&#39;t have the time and resources to inspect every design and more times than not they just look at the span arrangements and load details and accept the design. However the complexity many times is with and perhaps not limited to:1. Hidden critical elements;2. Load bearing wall materials and quality;3. Serviceability requirements of any new load bearing beams;4. Appropriate fixing and bearing of the beams to the cut walls;5. Actual loads on beam which some times may be carrying roof loads not obvious to the inexperianced eye;6. Ground conditions;7. New foundation requirements as the loads may now be concentrated over a shorter foundation length;8. Possible need of a portal structure;9. Temporary shoring requirements;10. Bearing of any temporary shoring. 

We specialise in most Domestic and Small Commercial Property, survey, planning and design related services, from small structural residential building inspections to full blown designs.

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