415-246-4920 sunny@substateinc.com

5015 Linda Lane

Santa Rosa, California

Owner: Joe Gonsalves

Service: Structural Engineering

“…rebuilding a modern home on the site of an existing fire-damaged home…”

Photo Credits: S. Jhutti (2)

Replacing a fire damaged home with a constructability friendly design

This home was built on a flat lot in Mark West Springs in an area devastated by the Tubbs Fire. This house consists of a large main floor and garage with an upstairs bonus room.

Our role was primarily structural and the idea was designing the home around the owner-builder’s construction preferences. This included utilizing 12” wide footing to accommodate the width of the owner excavator. And creating a level pad and excavating down 3 ft to create a crawlspace.

Value Added to the Client

As mentioned about the design was intended to accommodate the equipment and construction means and methods of the owner-builder. The use of Simpson Wood Strong wall encouraged due to ease of construction.

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