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Structural Design · Assessment · Construction Support

Structural engineering for residential and commercial buildings.

We work with architects, builders, and public agencies on custom homes, additions, and light commercial buildings — from the first sketch through final inspection.

Licensed Professional Engineer Multi-state practice NCEES Record
T.O. PLATE T.O. SUBFLOOR GRADE T.O. FOOTING ROOF SHEATHING & RAFTERS (2) TOP PLATES, LAP SPLICE STUD WALL @ 16" O.C., TYP. FLOOR FRAMING — SEE PLAN SILL PL. W/ ANCHOR BOLTS FOUNDATION WALL CONT. FOOTING, SIZE PER PLAN UNDISTURBED SOIL A S-1.0 TYPICAL WALL SECTION SCALE: 3/4" = 1'-0"
Sheet S-1.0 — Cover Germany Engineering, LLC
AMatch line — cont'd on sheet S-2.0
S-2.1Scope of work

Scope of work

Here’s what we take on. If your project doesn’t fit neatly into one of these, just ask.

1S-2.2 01 · New design

New Design

  • Custom homes & residences
  • Additions & renovations
  • Light commercial buildings
  • Foundations & retaining walls
  • Decks, porches & outdoor structures
2S-2.2 02 · Existing structures

Assessments

  • Structural adequacy assessments
  • Code-compliance evaluations
  • Damage & repair engineering
  • Renovation feasibility
  • Independent third-party reviewΔ2
1S-2.3 03 · Site services

Field & Support

  • Site observations & inspections
  • Construction-phase support
  • Permit-submittal documents
  • Contractor coordination
  • Plan-review comment responses
S-2.2Typical details

Typical details

A few typical details, drawn the way they’d arrive in your set.

COLUMN BASE PL. ANCHORRODS CONT. REINF.SEE SCHED. W — PER PLAN, CTR. ON PIER
1 / S-2.2 · Spread footingN.T.S.
1/4 TYP. W-SHAPECOLUMN BEAMSEE PLAN SHEAR TABW/ (3) BOLTS
2 / S-2.2 · Beam to columnN.T.S.
SHEATHING W/EDGE NAILING HOLD-DOWN,SEE PLAN SILL PLATE ANCHOR ROD W/PLATE WASHER
3 / S-2.2 · Shear wall hold-downN.T.S.
S-2.3General notes
General Notes
  1. Client to expect on-time deliverables, typ. U.N.O.
  2. Client questions answered directly by the engineer of recordΔ3
  3. Design per IBC / IRC as adopted by the AHJ, w/ ASCE 7, ACI 318, AISC 360, NDS, TMS 402.
  4. Revision clouds indicate items that differ from standard practice. See revision block.
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S-3.1Firm profile

The Firm

Germany Engineering pairs professional engineering practice with hands-on building experience. That combination shows up in the drawings — designs that hold to the architect's intent, and details a framer can actually build.

Rob Germany, PE, Principal of Germany Engineering
Leadership

Rob Germany, PE — Principal

Rob is a licensed professional engineer whose background spans structural design, carpentry, and fabrication. He leads every project himself, from the first call through final inspectionΔ1.

  • LicensureMulti-state practice
  • RecordNCEES Record holder
  • PracticeResidential & commercial structural design and assessment
  • Based inDuluth, Georgia
S-3.2Specialty division
Shade Structural

A specialty service of Germany Engineering

Our specialty arm for awnings, canopies, walkway covers, and custom shade structures — calculations, stamped details, and shop-drawing review, nationwide.

shadestructural.com
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S-4.1Transmittal

Start a conversation

Send a sketch, a drawing set, or just a description of what you’re planning. We’ll get back to you within a business day.

Transmittal · S-4.1

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