Our Services

Whatever you envision, we are able to devise structural solutions that are safe, well documented and deliver value.

Examples of the Design Services we provide include:

• Design of footings, slabs, retaining walls, and framing elements
• Design of anything from a simple beam to large scale building developments
• Establishing the capacity of structures to handle new loading
• Design of buildings where the structure forms a major aesthetic component
• Office buildings, multi-unit developments, warehouses, public buildings
• Design of special foundation systems
• Design of bridges

Our team of highly-skilled, solution-focused engineers are trained in the clarification of problems with structures and in the design of repairs to remedy problems before they occur.

Particular Investigative services we provide include:

• Subsidence and cracking
• Distressed Structures
• Sagging floors
• Moisture Ingress Problems
• Forensic assessment of structural failures
• Design and specification of remedial work
• Assessment of structural integrity
• Condition assessments
• Assessment of Load Carrying Capacity & Certification

We are also able to project manage the rectification work and provide engineering certification that repairs have been properly implemented.

The early stages of planning alterations are absolutely fundamental to their success as many of the most important decisions are taken.

We are specialists at tailoring the best means of altering structures, and our vast knowledge of building processes ensures that design input is targeted to the most optimum design direction.

Examples of structural alteration work we undertake include:

• Assessing the suitability of existing structures to adapt, reuse, modify or extend
• Developing concepts and methods to modify buildings
• Design studies and report for cost planning and decision making purposes

Alternatively, it may be the case that your design scheme has already been determined and you merely want to throw an engineer a sketch and say: “work this out; you make it hold up!”

Residential design is seldom acknowledged as a legitimate area of structural engineering practice. All too often, engineers say things like “we don’t do homes”.

At Ansary, we believe that homes are in fact the most challenging structures of all, both behaviourally and in terms of the limited amount of resources available when compared with commercial projects.

Interestingly, most early impressions of what architects and engineers do concerns housing. We are design leaders in the area of residential engineering and we enjoy the challenge of this specialty area of design.

We can design:

• New homes
• Footings & foundations
• Additions & alterations
• Decks, pergolas & carports
• Rural structures
• Apartment & medium density housing
• Dual Occupancy

We are also able to carry out site classification to establish the character of the soil and its suitability for load carrying purposes.

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Building work is highly regulated and often involves the interpretation of complex codes and standards, and the exercise of professional judgement.

We are able to provide specialist building advice to help clarify any aspect of the building process.

Examples of Specialist Building Advisory Services we provide include:

• Advice on Code Compliance
• Formulation of Specialist Details
• Eco building Projects
• Site Adaptation of Structures
• Building Code of Australia Alternative Solutions or Expert Assessment
• Tender Assessments
• Owner Builder Projects

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We are able to provide progressive monitoring and control of construction as it evolves, and in particular, we help ensure that details are properly built.

We can provide:

• Scheduled Inspections (eg. footing preparations, slab preparations prior to casting)
• One-off Site Consultation
• Engineering Certification of Works

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Our highly skilled team can provide representations to Authorities having jurisdiction over building work in a variety of situations:

• Unapproved Structures
• New Works – Planning Approvals & Building Permit
• Development Approval documentation
• Building Approval Submissions

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Construction Disputes are often inflamed or become unduly long and protracted due to a variety of reasons, and mastery of the technical dimension of engineering alone does not always bring about a satisfactory resolution to the parties. The ability to decipher complex technical detail, make coherent argument, and devise well thought-out plans of action are absolutely vital.

At Ansary we strongly believe in fairness and balance in the provision of technical input to disputes.

We provide the following:

• Independent opinions in connection with building disputes
• Expert Engineering Reports in connection with Court & Tribunal matters
• Court Appearances during litigation
• Over 22 years experience

The integration between structure and land is vitally important as a predominance of problems can emerge from poor structure siting.

Services we can provide include:

• Site Analysis
• Earthwork & groundwork modification plans
• Landscape/Site Planning studies

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We can provide Project Management Services for a wide variety of applications.

We are particularly good at:

• Project Planning
• Schedule Development
• Cost Estimating & Budgeting
• Specifications
• Construction Sequencing
• Brief Development
• Planning & Implementation of remedial design

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