I work with dozens of well qualified structural engineers, but you would want to start looking after December 31st- everyone is trying to wrap up the year so it will be extremely expensive this time of year.

Hi!

We had a structural engineer come and look at our rowhome in East Falls. Cool old school guy and was helpful.

Frank Vinciguerra "Rocky" from Davinci Group LLC

http://www.thedavincigroupllc.com/

Hope it helps

Can you edit your comment to remove the email and instead put the website?

I was able to verify the number on the site but not the email

http://www.thedavincigroupllc.com/

Done!

Rivera Structural Engineering, LLC. / riverastructural@aol.com. 215-922-5614

Amy is outstanding. We've used her, and recommended her to a few friends. She provided strategic advice, like "fix this part now, then wait and watch. If X happens, then do Y."

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On the other hand… I hired Amy to do a structural inspection of my house. I was impressed with her knowledge and really wanted to work with her, but unfortunately she ghosted us after the inspection. Never sent us the inspection report she promised, never replied to any of my follow-up emails, never even sent a bill (despite me asking for it more than once). It was weird.

I recommend Mark Yerges. He was the third structural engineer we used, and the only one we had a positive experience with. He was competent, reliable, and a good communicator.

Amy did the same exact thing to me!

We just used Alex Bruno of Leake Engineering. Highly recommended. Very professional and a nice guy. 267-647-9093.

Can you give a ballpark cost you paid? I'm also needing a structural engineer in the spring and just want to get an idea how much it's going to put me back

Hi! The consultation was $500, though the range I saw was $400-$550. One nice thing he included was an official report about the integrity of the house if we ever want to sell.

Oh that's totally reasonable, thanks!

Do you have contact info or a website for Mark? I googled him and found a LinkedIn that lists a company on whose staff page he doesn't appear. They might simply not list all their staff but it's confusing.

Was the advice “maybe star bolts would help and if that doesn’t try a new wall”? That what she recommended to me and a friend. In my case it wasn’t necessarily bad advice but a mason could have told me the same thing.

In my friend’s case it was a load bearing wall that essentially needed to be rebuilt.

I don't think he has a website, but his number is (484) 624-7521 and email is markyerges at gmail dot com. I think he works independently.

A mason could tell you the same thing, but if you wanted to have the work done legally (and be assured that it was being done properly), you would need to hire a structural engineer to make plans so you could get a permit. Just for anyone who may be wondering.

Joe Graci, P.E.

610-664-6540 or can he reached at fei74@comcast.net

He grew up in south Philly and knows these houses well, and especially what can go wrong. I hired him to look at my south Philly row home and he did a great job.