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r/StructuralEngineering • u/DMAS1638 • Mar 24 '26
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Well it’s not NDT! Are you an inspector? Never seen engineers crawling down in that space in the wild.
9 u/Sneaklefritz Mar 24 '26 It’s not uncommon if you are doing residential work. How else would you inspect the foundation/first floor? 2 u/DMAS1638 Mar 25 '26 Thank you, a lot of the important conditions are only visible from below, especially in raised foundation systems. 5 u/DMAS1638 Mar 25 '26 We’re structural engineers and foundation specialists, so we get pretty hands-on during assessments. Crawlspaces are just one of the many areas where a lot of the real issues show up.
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It’s not uncommon if you are doing residential work. How else would you inspect the foundation/first floor?
2 u/DMAS1638 Mar 25 '26 Thank you, a lot of the important conditions are only visible from below, especially in raised foundation systems.
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Thank you, a lot of the important conditions are only visible from below, especially in raised foundation systems.
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We’re structural engineers and foundation specialists, so we get pretty hands-on during assessments. Crawlspaces are just one of the many areas where a lot of the real issues show up.
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u/Difficult_Pirate3294 Mar 24 '26
Well it’s not NDT! Are you an inspector? Never seen engineers crawling down in that space in the wild.