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Structural engineer in Madison County.

A licensed Professional Engineer for houses and small buildings in Madison County, Illinois: inspections, written reports, and stamped letters.

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A stair-step crack in a brick wall above a rusted window lintel

What does a structural engineer look at in Madison County?

Madison County has old river-town brick in Alton, mid-century neighbourhoods in Granite City and Collinsville, and newer subdivisions around Edwardsville and Glen Carbon. Parts of the county also sit over old coal mines, which is a cause of movement an engineer has to rule in or out.

What is different here

  • Old coal mines. Mine subsidence can crack and tilt a house in ways that look like ordinary settlement. Telling them apart changes what you do next.
  • Bluff and river-town brick. Alton's older houses are solid brick on stone, some on steep ground.
  • Block basements. Common in the mid-century neighbourhoods, with the usual bowing and horizontal cracks.
  • Illinois seal. Reports and letters for these properties are sealed for Illinois.

Most requested in Madison County

Foundation and basement wallsCracks, bowing or leaning walls, settlement, and sloping floors. Brick and masonryCracked or bulging brick, failing lintels, chimneys, parapets, and cornices. Inspection before you buyA structural review of a house you are under contract on. Stamped engineer lettersThe signed and sealed letter a building department, lender, or contractor asked for.

Places we go

  • Edwardsville
  • Glen Carbon
  • Alton
  • Godfrey
  • Granite City
  • Collinsville
  • Wood River
  • Troy
  • Maryville
  • Highland

Permits

Each city runs its own building department, and Madison County covers unincorporated areas. Ask the one for your address what it needs for structural work.

Read first

Foundation cracks: which ones matterHow to tell a harmless shrinkage crack from one that signals foundation movement. Sagging floors and sticking doors: what they meanWhat sloping floors, bounce and sticking doors can mean, and when they need an engineer. Common structural issues in St. Louis brick housesThe structural problems older St. Louis brick houses tend to develop, and what they look like.

City pages

Edwardsville, Alton

Other counties

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