I can't say enough about Adam's knowledge, customer service, and work ethics! My wife and I didn't…read moreknow where to start when remodeling our 3200 sf house, and I was referred to Adam from a friend who used him and was happy. He was very professional and attentive to my job. I know he had a lot on his plate, but he was able to pay so much attention to the job. He even came out to my house and made measurements and did both the Architectural and Structural portions of my house, I just painted a vague picture of what I wanted, and he brought it to fruition. Look no further for someone to design your house, both architecturally and as well as structurally. you WON'T be sorry!

Adam is unprofessional and dishonest. The only positive review he has is from a close friend. He…read morepasses off "difficult" clients to third parties and then refuses to pay for services rendered. I had to threaten filing a lawsuit just to receive partial payment. Save your money and hire someone else.

I recently used RMG Design for architecture and structural engineering needs with my kitchen wall…read moreremoval. Richa was my contact and she is very professional, very knowledgeable. She helped to finish my project within 2 weeks which is super fast. I am glad to work with Richa and her team.

I'm an Architectural Designer and have had the privilege of working with Design Everest as a…read moreconsultant for a year now. Project after project the clients have all been extremely pleased with the professionalism and promptness that Design Everest provides. Projects also come in on time which has a lot to do with the depth of resources that Design Everest has to offer and the care that that give to each client. I endorse and highly recommended for your project that you consider Design Everest for your Design and Structural needs.

The technical team at Bowman and Williams rescued us from a natural disaster in 2024. A landslide…read morehad devastated part of our hillside and we needed an emergency grading permit to stabilize things before the rainy season. These guys knew what they were doing to save the day and get through all the red tape that County regulators could muster. Professional, punctual, and courteous, I would recommend Ben and his team anytime.

After the 2017-2018 winter storms that resulted in Santa Cruz County California being declared a…read morenational disaster our two-mile county service road providing access to 67 residents suffered several $M in damage as mountains collapsed onto the road and several locations when the road collapsed down the mountain. The county retained Bowman & Williams (B&W) to do preliminary damage evaluations in the disaster area. We were required to obtain 3 quotes to qualify for state and federal disaster relief. B&W offered the required survey and construction design services and always came in with a competitive price. As work actually got underway an alphabet soup of regulatory agencies, FEMA, CA OES, WRCB, F&W, made various demands that impacted the design and B&W always responded quickly to keep the projects on schedule. With all the regulatory hurdles, permits, construction bids and county construction requirements it took until FY 2024-2025 to complete the last project and Bowman & Williams stuck with us thru the last bit of paving and the last guardrail.

Chad Williams designed and provided construction management services for a 1200 square foot ADU,…read morecompleted this year at our property near the top of Hecker Pass Road in Watsonville. The home he designed turned out great--very unique, and highly energy-efficient. Chad knew how to design in some custom touches that made the home very site-appropriate for our rural setting. He also was great in navigating through the vast number of permits required for the job, and lined up some great subcontractors to execute all aspects of the build. I highly recommend CW Design for your next complex project such as this. Bob Climo

I called asking for only structural engineering services. This company does not offer only…read morestructural engineering so could not help me. However the person I spoke to over the phone was very helpful and gave me a referral to someone who might be able to help. He was honestly just very helpful even though he had nothing to gain from the conversation.

We had some cracks developing around our garage and needed expert, unbiased advice on how to…read morereinforce the flooring and walls. Marc examined the foundation and surrounding land conditions to determine the best options. He was already familiar with our unique ecosystem (Sand Hills area of San Lorenzo Valley), and suggested we reinforce the existing concrete slab with a perimeter foundation. Since he doesn't work with or recommend contractors, I was confident that his goal was to help his clients rather than "upsell" us or give work to his friends. We had the work done shortly after Marc's assessment, which stopped the cracks from getting worse. He's a pleasure to work with and seems to genuinely enjoy investigating and working out clients' land/foundation issues. I'd highly recommend Terra Firma for anyone who needs unbiased, expert advice from an environmental engineer.

Marc is a rockstar. I was planning to remove a wall and wasn't sure if it was a load bearing wall…read moreor not. Marc took the time to review all the photos and explained me all the details. He was kind of enough to do that. He gave me all the options and that I have to work around it. People like Marc are very rare.

I am fairly experienced with construction having worked for a general contractor for a number of…read moreyears. I've also done two extensive remodels on homes in the Santa Cruz mountains and in San José. So when I started working with Hogan in April 2019 on two different projects, it started out OK. I liked the idea that they had multiple disciplines of civil, structural and surveyors available. Seemed like that would save some time and make communication easier. The first project was a simple home foundation inspection which they were able to deliver on in a tight time frame in Boulder Creek. So after that, I started work with them on a larger project which was an initial design for an out-building. While the individual engineers on the job seemed capable, there was a continual push to do work and to draw up plans that I did not ask for. They insisted on drawing up plans for county approval when I was just trying to get a contractor estimate. This meant there were additional charges above and beyond the proposal. It was difficult in that I had to track the hours they were spending. When I asked for an accounting for the time they were charging to the program, it was difficult to get answers. They were also weeks and ultimately months behind on providing the sketches that I had asked for so that I could get a quote package. The engineers seemed to be working on other projects but still managed to charge me almost 50% more than our initial proposal. Even the discussions about the overages dragged on to the extent that I paid them so that I wouldn't have to keep leaving voice messages and emails that did not get returned. I rarely leave negative reviews, but feel compelled to save others the expense and hassle. I am going back to working with individual structural and civil engineers who are focused on getting the job done versus billing hours for work that may not be needed.

My husband and I had a really good experience with Geoff, and we were very appreciative that he…read morecame out to Felton to help us assess the foundation of a house that we had put an offer on 5 days prior. We were desperate to find a structural engineer who could tell us what kind of foundation our how was built on: many of the other general home inspectors we hired noticed how strange, cracked, and "undermined" it was. We were given only 5 days to do inspections because the market is crazy right now, and we called every structural or civil engineer in Santa Cruz to see if they could come take a look at the house and do a proper assessment. Everyone said "No" immediately, and they told us they were booked out for months, but a really nice receptionist at Hogan Land Services booked us an appointment with Geoff. He was at the property when we arrived and spent a lot of time with us in the basement and crawlspace detailing the problem areas. He was very knowledgeable and explained things in basic analogies to help us understand the problems with the foundation. Through his thorough inspection of the whole house (which we were extremely grateful for because he found some very alarming problems with the chimney - which was breaking off the house), he made us feel very comfortable about walking away from the house knowing that it would probably call for tens of thousands of dollars of repair if not more. The fact that he pointed out things to us that we didn't see and that other inspectors didn't see made us feel like we really dodged a bullet by not buying the house. Thank you for your kindness and willingness to help us on such short notice Geoff!