Level-headed engineered solutions ensuring your property foundations are secure and safe

Get answers to why you are experiencing cracks, subsidence, heave or similar building defects and whether you need underpinning from a qualified structural engineer.

Our forensic engineer advice, reports, designs and certifications will give you clear answers whether you are buying, selling, managing or making your property secure and safe.

What We Do

Underpinning Specialists: Inspections, Reports & Rectification Design

At My Underpinning Structural Engineers, we look after your property as if it is our own.

We understand these problems can cause distress for many property owners, and we believe you deserve certainty and a clear pathway to resolving any problems.

The resolution may need a strategic and mixed approach, specific to your property, whether plumbing, horticulture, underpinning, etc., or the symptoms could point to an active structural foundation problem that may need attention.

The quickest way to find out for certain is to get expert advice from My Underpinning Structural Engineers expert forensic RPEQ Engineers. It is a matter of identifying the root cause, how extensive is the problem, is it an active concern and the right fix for a permanent solution if needed.

And you want reliable, trusted answers – these will save you worry, time and money. Get all the facts so you have peace of mind and are well prepared in any decisions or negotiations in a buy – sell – manage – contract situation.

My Underpinning Structural Engineers (MUSE) are trusted consulting engineers with over 50 years of combined experience. We specialise and provide structural engineering, forensic inspections, reports, rectification underpinning designs (Form 15) and certifications (Form 12). We service property owners, buyers, property managers, and leading foundation repair and underpinning specialists in South East Queensland.

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Our Expert Forensic Structural Engineer Reports are the key to getting all the facts on, and resolving:-

Cracks, splits, gaps in your brickwork, walls or floors

Slab subsidence, heave or foundation movement

Veneer, cladding or control joints separating or cracking

Doors, windows, sliding doors not closing or opening smoothly, or sticking

Received a Building and Pest report who recommended a Structural Engineer and need to know the next step

Preparing a property to sell with building defects and worried about being negotiated down

Buying a property that is showing the above and worried about the extent and cost of the problem

Who to trust in resolving issues

What is the next step and who will guide me

A Lot of Property Owners and Buyers Are Worried

We know after 50 years combined in the industry, that when it goes bad it goes really bad.

Whether you are searching for Structural Engineers, Residential Structural Engineers or Forensic Engineers we can help, as RPEQ Registered Structural Engineers.

We know you don’t want ‘good advice’ – you want advice you can rely on and trust – and someone to support and guide you though the entire process. Not a ‘pretend-gineer’ (yes, that’s what our industry calls them – check out ‘The 3 Big Questions to Ask Your Engineer’.

All of our services are completed by RPEQ (Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland) Forensic Engineers who have completed over 100,000 foundation and Form 15 structural designs, Form 12 Certifications and investigations throughout South-East Queensland to date.

All underpinning design must be undertaken by a certified and registered engineer and comply with the building standards that guide the industry. Our expertise with underpinning ensures we can give you a trusted, reliable and cost-effective solution when foundation subsidence or movement is suspected or discovered.

 How do I know the extent of a problem?

Let’s See with a Fixed Price Assessment

Whether you want to assess if you have a problem, what is needed to solve the problem, or you need a second opinion on a foundation structural engineer’s report, get in touch. Click here to go to our gallery to view common problems we see every day that we can help with. If you have something similar, get in touch. If you wish to view likely causes, click here.

It can create madness, we know. We’ve seen it!

There is an affordable solution!

There is an AFFORDABLE SOLUTION

Our Site Inspection Reports are a Fixed Price To You

In our 27+ years, we have seen many attempts of property owners to engage plumbers, landscapers, family and friends to attempt to shore up a problem with good intentions but unsuccessful in the long term. This can initially appear to fix a problem, without addressing the underlying cause. This can lead to ongoing damage. Further, if you are selling or buying a property it can lead to discovery, lost contracts or price reductions.

Get all the facts to make solid decisions

It is madness in our view not to engage an RPEQ Forensic Engineer, such as My Underpinning Structural Engineers, for an affordable fixed price inspection report. This provides you with all the facts and determines the solution. It is money well worth spending, and in the end, it can save you both worry and money long term.

100,000 Assesments and Designs and counting….

As RPEQ Structural Engineers our speciality is providing structural engineering solutions for foundation problems. The MUSE way is to support and guide you through the entire journey covering identification, rectification and certification.

We believe in doing the right thing by others.

We offer you:

  • Answers and Solutions You Can Trust and Rely On
  • Fixed Price Inspections
  • Fixed Price Reports
  • Fixed Price Quotes
  • Fixed Price Structural Engineering Design
  • Fixed Price Certifications
  • Referrals to our Trusted Professional Network that are also…

Committed to working with you honestly, ethically and professionally and delivering PEACE OF MIND.

We’re a bit different to the other structural engineer companies

The MUSE way! We believe it’s better different!

Your Site Visit will be conducted by our RPEQ Structural Engineers. Within 72 Hours, you will receive an RPEQ Expert Forensic Engineer Report that includes:-

  1. Introduction and scope;
  2. Detailed inspection findings – exterior and interior and
    underneath if applicable
  3. Findings of damage categories as per AS2870 Appendix C
    of the Standards
  4. Causes of Damages
  5. Notes of Concern – whether it is an ongoing problem or
    not
  6. Recommendations
  7. What repairs are needed for a permanent solution if
    required
  8. Who to trust if a next step is required and where to get a
    fixed price quote to secure your home with reliable industry leading guarantees if needed
Where needed, this report can be relied upon by external contractors and for underpinning design where required

(unlike some competitors, so please be buyer aware of other ‘pretend-gineers’ who are not RPEQ registered – check out ‘Check Who You Work With’ to find out more).

Your Answers in One Report

We pride ourselves on being transparent and delivering expert service at a reasonable price to you.

We understand it can be stressful and our commitment to you is to offer a trusted, reliable and cost-effective solution. We find our customers like this honest expert advice and to know quickly.

As a major consulting firm with over 27 years experience and over 100,000 engagements, we can offer you a fixed price quote so you know precisely what to expect.

Our RPEQ Structural Engineer will attend at your property to assess the damage and within 72 hours provide you a RPEQ Expert Forensic Report that includes the facts shown here.

If further works are required, we’ve got your back and will support and assist you at every step of the way.

Your Guarantees

We Guarantee

You will receive your written Expert Forensic Structural Engineer Report within 72 working hours from your site visit and it will contain all 8 items specified on our website (excluding any acts of God beyond our control).

We Guarantee

Your Expert Forensic Structural Engineer Report will be written and issued by RPEQ Structural Engineer able to be relied on by external parties within standard industry terms and not marked ‘for your use only’.

We Guarantee

Our Structural Engineers are RPEQ registered and have the experience, ability and credibility to produce professional reports, designs, inspections and certifications as required by the Australian standards.

What Others Are Saying

Nicole, Angelo and their team are knowledgeable, practical and provide level headed advice. Wealth of experience, easily accessible and direct contact with RPEQ engineer that goes the extra mile. Pleasure to deal with.
– Chris Anderson, Waterstop Solutions

Very professional. Quick response with easy to understand practical advice and a path forward to resolve issues. A stand-out company and highly professional team that can be relied on.
– Antony Blake, Building Repairs

The team were brilliant. Angelo and his colleague were both delightful and very knowledgeable. He explained everything clearly and I feel confident in his assessment and advice. We will most likely re-engage you/them again in 6 months time for ongoing evaluation of this issue. Thank you for your assistance.
– Sarah and Brad