CONSTRUCTION
CONSULTATION
SERVICES
Owner-Builder Monthly Consulting Plans
OB-Lite
$750*
1 on-site visit per month with a member of our team to review your build in person.
1 team call per month to review your progress and get your questions answered, with an emailed recap.
OB-Plus
$1,500*
Up to 2 on-site visits per month from members of our team, so key stages get a look before the next trade arrives.
2 team calls per month to work through questions, review photos, and plan the next phase, with an emailed recap after each.
2 construction budget reviews per month to keep your costs on track and catch overruns early.
OB-Full Service
$2,500*
Up to 4 on-site visits per month from members of our team, to keep progress on track, and ensure the work is done according to plan.
4 team calls per month to work through questions, review photos, and plan the next phase, with an emailed recap after each.
Weekly construction budget reviews per month to keep your costs on track and catch overruns early.
Remote site monitoring: we install multiple cameras on your site so our team can follow your progress between visits and flag structural concerns early.
*All Plan Billed monthly on a recurring setup; Site visits and calls are scheduled in advance. Questions or On-site visits beyond your plan are billed hourly at $250/hour, and travel time may be added. Stamped reports, plan revisions, special inspections, and permit work are quoted separately. We are structural engineers, not contractors, and do not supervise or direct construction.
Know What's Included
Included in Every Plan
One Flat Monthly Fee
- Scheduled on-site visits from our structural engineering team
- Walk-throughs of your framing, foundations, retaining walls, and load paths
- Answers to your structural and code questions during your calls and visits
- Review of your plans, inspector comments, and subcontractor questions
- Guidance on what to check, fix, or hold off on before the next phase
- Photos of the key items we reviewed on site
- An emailed recap after every visit and call
- Straight answers on whether work in the field matches the approved plans
- A clear fix it, watch it, or call the inspector recommendation on every issue
- A set schedule that protects your time and ours
Billed Separately
$250/hr or Quoted
Not part of a monthly plan:
- Stamped engineering letters, reports, or calculations
- Plan revisions, redesigns, and new structural details
- Special inspections and code-required inspections
- Permit submittals, plan-check corrections, and city coordination
- Emergency or after-hours site visits
- Extra visits, calls, or questions beyond your plan ($250/hour)
- Supervising or directing construction (we are engineers, not contractors)


