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We offer a variety of services to owners of residential properties, developers and building contractors. Including design and detailing of all structural elements within a building fabric, investigations into foundation types and liaison with Local Authority or Building Control to obtain statutory approvals.

Structural Engineers Report

Alternatively, you may require a report on a particular structural problem that has become of concern.

The inspection is carried out by a Chartered Engineer who will provide a report based on a visual examination of the building fabric for evidence of structural problems. The problem will be discussed and the likely cause identified. Recommendations will be put forward for either remedial work or further investigations. Some of the items such a report would cover include:

Subsidence
Cracking
Roof problems
Movement
Settlement
Bulging walls
Underpinning
Tie bars
Strengthening

Alternatively, you may require a more in-depth survey in which case a survey undertaken by one of our Building Surveyors would be more appropriate.

In addition to the examples above, we consider ourselves adept at challenging projects, and would welcome new and innovative schemes for us to test our skills! Should any of our services be of interest, please contact us via any of the methods available on our Contact Us page.

Very helpful from pre-purchase throughout building/contract management. Sound advice and good helpful communication.

Already recommended to friends. Many thanks.

Ms Payne

On the recommendation of a fellow independent House Builder, we instructed Canham Consulting to carry out the Civil Engineering design for our major new development of 155 homes at Brundall. Our experience has indeed been a refreshing change and we have found their team to be very capable of adopting a collaborative approach to the design, furthermore they fully understand the need for a holistic overview in order to mitigate the inevitable conflicts and frustrations which are now all too common in the modern detailed planning process.

Philip Makepeace
Norfolk Homes

As architectural designers and planning consultants, we are often thinking outside the box when it comes to design, and often there comes a time when we require the help of a structural engineer to make our vision a reality.

It is very important to both us and our clients that we can work closely with an engineer to find a no-nonsense and practical solution to solving structural problems and that’s where our long term relationship with Canham’s hits the mark every time.

Time and time again, they have proved to be fast and reliable, and their refreshing pragmatic approach to problem solving always helps to keep our projects moving forwards with as little fuss as possible.

Ben Bullen (Managing Director)

DB Surveyors

I am a sole practitioner architect in Norwich with over thirty years experience, the last fifteen of which have been spent running my own Practice, with a speciality in historic building work.

I have worked with Canham Consulting regularly over the last twenty years and they now provide structural advice on all my projects. During this time they have always provided an excellent engineering consultancy service. I have worked with various members of their team, and the service I have received has been and is exemplary. The scale of my work is relatively small, but they have always responded quickly and have the ability to contribute positively to a design at all stages. In addition they have always been a pleasure to work with and their friendly approach runs right through the Practice

David Aldridge (Principal)

David Aldridge Architecture Limited

We have worked with Canham Consulting on various projects over the past ten years and have always been impressed with all of the services offered.

We have found their ‘on-site’ design advice especially invaluable to us as we take apart old and often complex buildings. The last thing we need is a crew of tradesmen waiting around for design advice when we find an unexpected ‘something’ on site.

Canhams haven’t let us down and that not only impresses us, but also keeps our client entirely satisfied. Keep up the good work.

Matt Saunders (Managing Director)
BMC East Limited

Domestic Properties Key Personnel

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Domestic Properties

Domestic Properties Key Personnel

John Hutchinson

Principal Structural Engineer

Rob Panter

Joint Managing Director

Peter French

Joint Managing Director