Engineer letters
Sealed Engineer Letters
Sometimes a project does not need a full set of drawings. It needs one signed and sealed letter from an engineer who has actually looked at it.
- Signed and sealed by a Florida-licensed PE
- Written after inspection, not from a template
- Formatted for the audience — department, carrier or lender
- Turned quickly when a deadline is real
What people need letters for
- Permit affidavits — certifying that completed work meets code, commonly required to close out an after-the-fact permit.
- Structural condition — an opinion on the condition of a roof, foundation, framing or an existing structure.
- Insurance and carriers — roof condition, damage causation, repairability, and letters supporting or contesting a claim determination.
- Damage assessment — post-storm, post-fire, post-water, or after an impact.
- Real estate transactions — a buyer, lender or title company wants an engineer’s opinion before closing.
- Wind mitigation and attachment — letters addressing specific construction details.
- Product and installation sign-off — certifying an installation meets the manufacturer’s approval and applicable requirements.
- Equipment and rooftop loads — certifying a structure can carry new mechanical equipment.
A letter is only worth what stands behind it
An engineer’s letter is a professional opinion issued under a licence. That means the engineer has to have looked at the thing, and it means the letter has to say what is actually true — including when what is true is not what you were hoping for.
We inspect before we write. If the condition supports the letter you need, you get it quickly. If it does not, we tell you what would have to change first, and we design that work if you want us to.
We do not write letters certifying work we have not seen, and we do not write a conclusion to order. Anyone who will is exposing you far more than they are helping you — a letter that does not hold up is worse than no letter, because you built a decision on it.
Written for whoever is reading it
A building official, an insurance adjuster and a lender want different things from the same set of facts. A letter that satisfies a plans examiner may be useless to a carrier because it does not address causation. Tell us who has to accept it and we write it for that reader.
Questions about this service
How fast can I get a letter?
Once we have inspected, letters are typically the quickest thing we produce. Scheduling the inspection is usually the constraint. If you have a hard deadline, say so on the first call — we will tell you honestly whether it is achievable.
Will you write a letter without inspecting?
No. A sealed opinion has to be based on something. There are narrow exceptions where we are certifying a design we produced ourselves, but for existing conditions we look first.
My insurance company rejected my claim. Can a letter help?
Sometimes. An independent engineering opinion on causation and repairability is often what moves a disputed claim. We will give you our honest assessment of the condition, which is what makes the letter useful — but we cannot promise a carrier will change its decision.
Do you write letters for other people’s drawings?
Case by case. We would need to review the design and satisfy ourselves it is sound before putting a seal near it.
Get a free quote for engineer letters
Tell us the address and what you are building. We will tell you exactly which drawings the reviewing jurisdiction will expect.
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