Client in a 25 year home in Florida wants to replace all HVAC ductwork with the safest and most effective system. Existing system is fiberglass and fibers have leaked through light fixtures and air vents. My question is: what are your experiences and what would you recommend to this client...
Thanks to Mike and Ron. With no record drawings available the procedure will have to be to remove enough wall, ceiling and floor covering to find the load path to the foundation. My next question is do either of you know of a contractor or engineer in the Tampa Bay area who has experience in...
I don't know all the science involved here, but if I were to buy a used house built since 1999 in Florida I would require a certification by bestmd that there is no Chinese drywall in the house.
Thanks again to all who responded to this thread.
Sam
bestmd Mike:
Thank you for your insight. Maybe after all this is a mechanical engineering problem.
Thanks to all for your response.
I will keep you informed of how we are managing this problem with our clients.
Sam
Thanks to all who took the time to respond.
This is the reason we support eng-tips.com.
One of the briefings we recently attended was a presentation of a testing device developed by DRYWALL SCIENCE, LLC, by Jack M Frost who is located in Ft. Myers, Florida.
There must be others who are...
Dick;
I understand. This is a big potential problem which has hit the media yet.
Yes, we are licensed as a professional engineer in the State Of Florida.
If you have access to this web site service, then you know they screen everyone.
Let me know how we can help.
But now we are looking for...
You may not be involved in this problem but it will attract some attention soon. If your firm does work in Forida then my advice is to be careful. This is not a simple lead based paint problem. To give you a perspective, the leading engineering university in florida recently conducted a...
We have a new client in Florida experiencing vibration in a 3 story reinforced concrete structure built in the mid 80s. The problem started a few years ago and is increasng.
My questions:
-anyone have suggestions on how to proceed with the investigation?
-are there any specialied consultants in...
A client has asked us to help get his roofing product approved as described in RULE 9B-72. The product has been tested and certified. My questions are:
- where do I go to get some idea of the format to use in preparation of an evaluation report to submit to the State of Florida?
- how much is...
Please help me here.
If ASCE is the bad guy (or gal)what organization do we recommend to our new graduates in Civil Engineering?
And we do have a responsibilty to advise the EIT.
Please tell me about one organization that has a lobby in congress to protect civil/structural engineers.
Miketheengineer:
Yhanks for this insight. Now I know when I quoted a price of $500 retainer plus $!00/hr plus expenses the client laughed.
I invite comments from licensed engineers aboard.
Sam
Thanks Ron for your quick reply.
Maybe it is best to pass up these requests.
We had a young couple client who built a shed on their property, and were cited by the county.
We charged the minimum price and when I had the time to review the cost I found that two people traveling to the site...
Here is what's going on now. In my area (Florida West Coast) there seems to be new agencies created at the county level called "code enforcement". Maybe this is to get more cash flow into the budget.
We are receiving many calls from clients who, for example, say they built a two story house...
Thanks to each of you for taking the time to give us your valuable advice. We will use your excellent suggestions and take care. I will give you some feedback.
