Founded in 2013, CTS Engineering Ltd is a structural engineering consulting firm located in Saint John New Brunswick. CTS Engineering maintains exceptionally high standards for health and safety, ethics and compliance, and is committed to delivering quality projects on budget for our clients.
CTS offers a wide variety of structural services including:
Residential
We can provide structural drawings that a home owner can give to a licensed contractor for a home addition or home modification. An example of home modifications would be the removing/relocation of structural posts or load bearing walls for an open concept, changes to the buildings structure.
We perform a visual inspection of the structural components of a building and highlight any concerns and possible problem areas. This includes foundation cracks, settlement issues, drywall cracks, and building code compliance.
We can provide foundation & structural drawings for new construction of single unit or multi unit buildings. We are very familiar with working with an architect to provide structural design for traditional, non-conventional or open concept building construction.
We can perform a structural inspection on a building that has sustained structural damage for the purpose of determining the cause or to recommend repairs. Some examples include water, snow or fire damage, rotten wood members, and settlement issues.
We are capable of providing designs for numerous types of retaining systems, constructed with timber, concrete or modular blocks. Example, upper parking areas, tennis courts.
Commercial
We can design the foundations and structural components for new building construction. We are specialized in wood frame, steel, and ICF construction. We also provide structural inspections to ensure that the construction conforms to the drawings and is installed properly.
We are capable of assessing the current capacities of most existing structural components such as floor or roof systems for the purpose of providing load ratings for safety requirements or for change of use in the system. Example, office space being converted into storage, new equipment etc.
We can provide a visual inspection of the structural components of a building and highlight any concerns and problem areas. This includes foundation cracks, settlement issues, drywall cracks, and building code compliance.
We can design the structural support for a wall mounted or pylon mounted sign. This includes the base plate, anchor bolt and foundation design.
Industrial
We can design monorails and lifting devices for any application. We can field measure the existing structure and provide structural drawings for the installation of new lifting devices. We can also analyze existing lifting devices and provide a sketch with its safe working load for safety requirements.
We can design new or provide modification drawings for existing steel/wood/concrete stairs or platforms or steel handrails and ladders.
We can visually inspect a building’s structural components to comment on any potential troubled areas and recommend the appropriate repairs.