Most of us love to barbeque on the deck on a warm summer evening, especially if the deck is high and the view is good. Modern decks are, in general, well constructed and safe, but even in newer homes, constructed to modern standards, there are decks which are just a […] Read more »
Poorly Located Deck Footings
This young couple recently bought a home, and wanted to stabilize an upper floor deck, which was sloping due to settlement of the supporting footings. The house is located adjacent to a fairly steep slope, and each time heavy rains occurred, the hillside supporting the footings shifted very slightly, so […] Read more »
Clunky Little Garages
Many charming old Seattle houses have these clunky little garages, often built into the hillside below the home, and usually made of unreinforced concrete. Many of them are failing in some manner. Often they are not used, because the were built when Model T and Model A ruled the road, […] Read more »
Home Might Slide Down The Hill – CSES Engineering
This gentleman bought this house for its fabulous view, but was a little concerned that the home might slide down the hill. I think you can see why. CSES provided the engineering to stabilize the foundation, which was pretty badly undermined, right adjacent to the steep slope. Things are a […] Read more »
Improved Earthquake Safety
This client’s home is a typical older house located on the north side of Queen Anne Hill, and features a partially below-grade small garage. The garage was in poor shape, cracked and failing. CSES provided services to improve and repair the garage, while at the same time providing for a […] Read more »
Roof Structure Strengthened
This client purchased a beautiful view home in Bellevue, and retained us to help with some improvements. He wants to remove a wall separating living room and dining areas, and relocate some windows to improve the view. Part of our work involved strengthening of some less-than-adequate roof framing. We also […] Read more »