Engineering Services for Florida Homeowners
A straight answer about your house.
Whether you are buying a home or living with a growing crack, a door that no longer closes, a soft spot in the yard, or a leaning seawall, the first question is whether the problem is serious. We go beyond a standard home inspection or contractor estimate by drilling, testing, and investigating the underlying cause, then providing a report sealed by a licensed Florida Professional Engineer that explains what is happening beneath your property and what should happen next.
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What homeowners call us about
Four short blocks, each linking to the service page that carries the detail:
A depression in the yard, or a growing crack.
Borings show whether it's poor fill, a leaking line, or true sinkhole activity.
A foundation that has moved or shifted.
Stair-step cracking in block, sloping floors, separation at joints. We evaluate the cause first, then BTR Foundation Services installs the helical piers our Engineers design.
A house you are about to buy.
Engineering inspections of the foundation, crawlspace, load-bearing walls, and retaining walls or seawalls while you are under contract, with a written report for the seller when you need one.
A lot that needs a septic system.
We test percolation and the seasonal high water table to tell you whether the lot can support a septic system before you commit.
A seawall or retaining wall that's failing.
Common on the Halifax, the St. Johns, and the barrier island after a storm season.
A report your insurer or lender requires.
A sealed report is what gets it accepted the first time you submit it.
Where we fit with your home inspector
A home inspection covers the whole house at a glance. We go deeper on the parts that need an Engineer: the foundation, crawlspace, load-bearing walls, retaining walls, and seawalls, with specific recommendations and a sealed report when you need one. Wind mitigation and four-point insurance inspections are not engineering work, so a licensed home inspector is the right call for those.
What it costs, honestly
We cannot quote a sinkhole investigation or a foundation evaluation from a phone description, and anyone who does is guessing. What drives the number is how many borings the site needs and how deep they have to go, and in Florida that varies substantially over short distances.
The Sequence
Four steps from call to sealed report. Tap each one for what happens and how long it takes.
Common questions
Will my homeowners insurance cover this?
That depends entirely on your policy and the cause, and we cannot tell you what yours covers because we are Engineers, not adjusters. Florida treats catastrophic ground cover collapse differently from sinkhole loss, and ordinary settlement is often excluded. What we provide is the investigation and the sealed report the claim process requires. Read your policy and talk to your carrier early.
Do I need an Engineer or a foundation repair contractor?
If you already know the cause and just need the work done, a contractor can do it. If you do not know the cause, a contractor's diagnosis comes attached to the repair they sell. We diagnose first and design the repair to the finding, and our crews install to that design.
How long does it take to get a report?
Field work is usually one to three days depending on how many borings the site needs. Laboratory classification and the engineering analysis follow, and the sealed report typically issues 7 to 10 business days after the drilling. If you are working against a claim deadline or a closing date, say so on the first call.
Do you work outside Central Florida?
Yes, all 67 counties. Our office, laboratory, and rigs are in DeLand, which puts most of Central and Northeast Florida within a two-hour drive. With all five rig types available, distance is a scheduling question, not a capability one.
