Structural Engineer Los Angeles

RZ Engineering Corporation is a licensed full-service structural engineering firm providing services throughout Los Angeles, parts of Ventura County and other neighboring communities. RZ Engineering Corporation based in Los Angeles, has been providing high-quality Structural Engineering and Inspection services for the past 40 years and has demonstrated the ability to provide clients with innovative and cost-effective engineering designs.

We are committed to creating functional, constructible and economical solutions to meet and exceed our clients’ objectives and expectations. Being at the forefront of all ongoing changes to the building codes, we have up-to-date information on the requirements of all local building departments thus enabling us to provide compliant plans that receive fast approval from building departments and therefore expediting construction schedules for our clients.

RZ Engineering Corporation is an active member of the following engineering and industry groups:

Engineering Services

Structural plans for New construction, Renovation, Seismic and foundation retrofit.

Structural Inspections

Residential escrow inspection, Hillside foundation inspection, Commercial building inspection and Earthquake damage assessment.

Specialty Services

Structural design/plans for Hillside foundation repair, Retaining wall repair, Underpinning of existing structures, Seismic upgrades, Soft-story retrofit and Structural restoration.

Forensic Engineering

A comprehensive investigation, Objective evaluation, Failure mode analysis, Material defects evaluation for various structural components and Expert witness services.

Ramin Zargari is a licensed Civil and Structural Engineer in Los Angeles with an extensive background in the analysis and design of numerous and varied structural systems. His engineering experience includes the design of new buildings, renovations, and seismic evaluation/retrofit projects. His experience with the soft story seismic retrofitting projects dates back to 1994 at the time when the City of Santa Monica mandated the program after the Northridge earthquake.

Adding more space or altering your home’s design.

Are you planning on adding a room, studio, garage, or a glass-enclosed pool in your Los Angeles home? Our structural engineer can accurately assess which walls carry the weight of the home’s structure and how the planned renovations would affect the structural integrity of a home.

Buying or selling home

Are you are buying or selling your home in Los Angeles with structural problems that need extensive repair? Contact our structural engineer to asses the situation. Contact us to save you money in situations that aren’t nearly as severe as they are initially made out to be.

Structural damage

Have noticed structural damage? Signs of structural damage might include cracks in foundation walls, bowing walls, uneven floors, cracks around windows, doors that stick or standing water in your basement after a hard rain. Contact our structural engineer in order to assess the severity and reason of the issue, as well as recommend solutions.

Water, fire, wind or termite damage

Wind, fire, termite, water or flood damage can threaten the integrity of a home or other structure. Through forensic investigation, our structural engineer will asses whether or not an issue existed prior to an event for a claims adjuster.

Complicated structures or projects involving older homes (constructed before 1970) may also require early input from a structural engineer. Many times homes constructed before 1960s-70s were built without prescriptive building methods. Today, state and local building codes exist to ensure contractors and home builders follow a set of predetermined guidelines for building a home. A licensed, structural engineer is the best professional to assess the feasibility of any major home renovation project. A site visit can be conducted to evaluate potential, structural issues.