Professional engineers are governed by the Engineering Practice Act

You might think this does not affect you but it does. For years the Texas Engineering Practice Act exempted single-family houses. In other words, if someone practiced engineering by designing a beam to carry a load in a single-family house, that act was exempt from the requirements of the Texas Engineering Practice Act.

 

 

Engineers bring credibility

 

Engineers are independent

 

Engineers can bring a sense of reality

 

Structural safety issues

 

Structural integrity issues

 

Foundation repair