Structural Engineer

[Ricky Doofus]

Can anyone recommend where I can find a structural engineer to do a report on a house with regards to cracks appearing in walls etc.

 

Thanks in advance

[Crossy]

Can't help with an engineer I'm afraid, but if the house is of conventional Thai construction (pole and beam) the walls are not load-bearing and any cracking will be purely cosmetic.

 

If you have cracks in the columns or beams then you need an engineer.

[thaibeachlovers]

Any company building a large multi storey structure should be able to help you.

Or try an architect firm.

 

As Crossy says, if it's just the walls, that wouldn't be a problem if not load bearing. I used a cold chisel and hammer to open up the big ones in my house, and used filler to close them ( if you don't, various wildlife will take up occupation ), and if it was just a crack I didn't do anything.

 

[Dante99]

Go to the CMU Engineering Faculty and ask to speak with the head of the Mechanical Engineering department.  They can be very helpful.

[suzannegoh]

Go to the CMU Engineering Faculty and ask to speak with the head of the Mechanical Engineering department.  They can be very helpful.

Or maybe Civil Engineering. Mechanical Engineering is a broad profession that can include anything from structural mechanics, to thermodynamics, to metallurgy, to computer programming.

[thaibeachlovers]

Would help if the OP posted some photos of the problem, so we know if it's serious or not.

Posters can help themselves by giving more information.

[Puwa]

If in Mae Rim, by any chance, then yes I can give you a super competent, honest guy. Usually you have to find someone in your locale, because the good ones are too busy to travel far for mere inspection.