Soils Report as easy as 1 through 4 and you are done:

Take advantage of our streamlined soils report services (Geotechnical Engineering report ) with these 4 steps:

Step 1) Fill out the short form shown below

Step 2) Authorize the proposal that will be sent you by email

Step 3) Render 50% retainer with signed proposal

Step 4) Obtain your Soils Report within 3 weeks of sampling & pay the remaining balance-that is all!

Cost of a soils report is always based on scope of work. The client often wins when the lowest & highest soils report fees are excluded from averaging.

We are very technical and give practical recommendations that are efficient. We charge commensurate with our expertise and experience.  The founder, a licensed professional engineer, has 25 + years of consulting geotechnical experience.  He has personally observed nearly 12,000 residential foundations- 1 to 5 stories high.  He earned a Patent from the United States Patent Office on a new method of supporting foundations and pavements on highly expansive soils. Our engineering geologist has over 30 years experience. Our firm has prepared over 400 soils reports & retaining wall plans / shoring plans since 2008.

All hillside sites require slope stability report. Sites in liquefaction hazard zones need soil liquefaction analysis and report. Distresses homes need floor level survey and foundation underpinning. We do all of these geotechnical engineering services. That is we can write the soils report, determine what caused the distress and prepare plans to fix the problems.

We are known for:

  1. Evaluation of causes of distress to foundations
  2. Evaluation of causes & repair of hillside slope failures
  3. Geotechnical report and foundation design plans of solar & wind turbine projects
  4. Evaluation of liquefaction hazard sites, steep slopes and expansive soils projects
  5. Detailed analysis of proposed structures founded on drilled piers & driven piles
  6. Design of retaining walls, soil nail walls, micropiles and temporary shoring design
  7. Review, second opinion or take over of complex projects where geotechnics & engineering geology is key to project success
  8. New soils report to make the project affordable and yet robust
  9. New retaining structures plans and calculation to make the project efficient

THREE myths about soils investigation or geotechnical engineering reports:

Myth #1: All soils reports are alike, so why pay extra.  (Not true. The engineer writing the soils reports have different levels of experience. The firm may be at the cutting edge or may have changed little since its inception.)

Myth #2: Local firm is best since they are close. (Not necessarily. While a one firm may drive 30 miles less to get to your site, it is their experience that helps you the most, not their office address.)

Myth #3: Soils report for small addition should cost less than one for a larger house or new house (while this sounds logical, it is not correct. The effort needed is nearly identical.  Soil borings, lab tests and soils report preparation).

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    So why choose Foundation Engineering Consultants to provide you Geotechnical Services (Soils Report)?

    1. We have passion for our work, so it is always our pleasure to assist you in getting a geotechnical engineering report
    2. Our rates are realistic. If you toss out the highest and lowest soils report prices, we are often within 10% of the average price
    3. We never abandon a client due to site soils difficulty or complex geotechnical design project
    4. No job is too small (we once did a 12 ft by 10 ft room addition soils report)
    5. No site is too far (We have taken jobs as far as Central Asia!), so couple of hundred miles away is not an issue.
    6. We work well with your existing design team
    7. We return emails regarding geotechnical services within 12 hrs
    8. We are always learning (We often provide geotechnical seminars and shoring design webinar training across the U.S.)
    9. 100% of our soils reports & shoring plans are approved by the Town, City or County (425/425)

    If a building permit is required for your project, often a soils report is needed. If no permits are required, you may want a soils report to make sure you are on solid foundation.

    We also offer the following additional geotechnical engineering services:

    • Soils Report Residential-New or Addition
    • Swimming Pool Soil Report
    • Footing Observation & Report
    • Soil Compaction Tests
    • Trench Backfill Soil Report
    • Removal of UST (Tank Pull Observation)
    • Geotechnical Reports
    • Potable Water Tank Foundations Report
    • Soil Borings
    • CA CBC Code Soils Report
    • Expansive Soil Evaluation
    • Foundation Settlement Investigation
    • Shallow Foundation Design
    • Deep Foundation Design
    • Ground Improvement Methods
    • Retaining Wall Failure Investigation
    • Geotechnical Criteria for Retaining Walls
    • Design of Soil and Rock Anchors
    • Design of Micropiles & Tiedowns
    • Retaining Wall Design & Engineering Plan
    • Slope Stability Analysis
    • Pile Driving Observation
    • Liquefaction Problems
    • Soldier Beams & Lagging Design
    • Excavation Shoring Design with Tieback Walls
    • Bearing Capacity Calculations
    • Soil Cement Treatment
    • Drilled Pier Observation
    • Foundation Cracks & Forensic Engineering Report
    • Geotechnical Engineering Reports
    • Seismic Anchorage of Equipments
    • Rock Fall Protection Fence Walls
    • Pavement Thickness Design and Evaluation
    • Pavement & Parking Lot Crack Investigation
    • Reports on Stone Columns & Ground Improvements
    • Cell Tower Foundation Design & Plans
    • Expert Testimony Registered Engineer
    • Soil Nail Wall Design & Plans
    • Pole Foundation Design Calculations & Plans
    • Design of drilled piers for torsion, uplift & shear
    Commercial Job coring

    Typical jobs:

    Soils report for parking garage structure

    Geotechnical investigation for a solar or wind farm

    Geotech report for subdivisions

    Soils engineering and analysis report for custom residences

    Soil report for distressed Association retaining walls AND

    Geotechnical engineering report for multistory mixed use developments