If you require planning permission to get your project approved by your local council, you must acquire planning approval before appointing any structural engineers.

You will need to collate the following types of plan drawings: The location, block/site, and floor and elevation plans.

Your certificate of ownership will also be necessary to show to your local council as proof of eligibility for construction on said site. You can nominate a structural engineer if you don't need planning permission from the get-go.

For the next design phase, your designer may open a conversation about various specialists required for the project. A designer may also introduce you to trusted structural engineers, technical architects, and party-wall surveyors. Any of the Trimble Architects team! 

When choosing the right structural engineering professional for you and your project, you should start by looking at the best quotes. Trimble Architects offer such quotations for free.

Instead of going through all the available and local structural engineers, we advise you to compare quotes to find one that works within your budget to save you from wasting unnecessary time and energy.

Your appointed structural engineer will double-check all measurements of the project's building to ensure future drawings will remain accurate. They will need to visit your property to undertake checks that include studying building integrity and the conditions of exterior walls, foundations, load-bearing walls, and relevant infrastructure.

All relevant information produced from the site visit and survey is used to create calculations and drawings. These drawings and calculations are needed for Building Control. The drawings have a typical two-week turnaround for the documents to be delivered. Building Control involves checking that buildings are built to the appropriate building regulations and standards.

It is up to whoever carries out the project's building work to ensure the work is compliant with such regulations. However, it is primarily the building owner's responsibility to ensure all work is compliant, which is why Trimble Architects are here to support and help you wherever we are needed.

Drawings and calculations made by a structural engineer can be drawn up at the same time as the building regulation drawings. Building regulation drawings refer to the set of detailed construction information and drawing details needed by your local building control department. We can undergo all necessary checks to ensure the correlation between specialist documents and information required for builders and Building Control.

We offer additional services at this stage, such as sending you the detailed drawings for you to check over for the last time. We can then amend the drawings if you deem it necessary to revise.

You should prepare all your documents for builders to check and base their building material expenses on at step six. Trimble Architects provide hassle-free construction by offering our clients a document that details all relevant internal and external finishes, material procurements, and built-in furniture concerning their projects.

If you would like to hear more about our services, plans, team, or want to ask us questions, we would love to hear from you. As prementioned, we offer all enquirers quotes on all our services and friendly customer service.