Got a Code Violation Notice or Red Tag? We Can Help.

Code violation notices on a deck, addition, garage, retaining wall or building in poor shape. Red tags and unsafe postings. Stop work orders. Work done without a permit. Problems found in a sale or rental inspection that the city now wants addressed.

We read the notice with you in plain words, visit the property, tell you where you stand, and write the engineer's letter or report the city asked for. If a repair is needed, we design it with stamped drawings for the permit and answer the city's questions.

Common after a sale: a previous owner built a deck or finished a basement without a permit. We tell you what we can confirm from a visit, where we would need to open something up, and then write it up or design the fix.

Call early so we can get out before the date. A letter saying an engineer is on it can help when you ask for more time. We cannot promise the city will grant it.

A phone photo of the notice, the address, photos of the problem, and any old permits or plans. Not sure your notice fits? Send it and we will tell you.

Defined work like repair drawings gets a fixed price in writing. The site visit and letter run under a short hourly agreement. Red tag? Call us and ask.

The city flagged a structure and wants engineering. We look at it and tell you where it stands.

Part of the building can't be used until it is shown safe or fixed. We come out and write the letter.

The city wants engineering before work can restart. We work around your deadline when we can.

A past owner built it. We say what we can confirm and where we need to open up.

Something turned up during a sale and the city wants it addressed. We give a plain read.

Send us the notice. We will read it and tell you what it means.