Top 5 Situations You Need A Structural Engineer
As a homeowner, you may not think about structural engineering very often – but there are actually a number of situations where having a structural engineer on hand can be extremely useful. Here are the top five situations where you may need…
What does a Structural Surveyor do?
If you’re searching for a structural surveyor, you’re likely going to struggle to find someone. Mainly because they don’t actually exist, and hear us out on this. A structural surveyor is a term that’s developed over the years from an…
Types of Retaining Walls and Why They Can Collapse | A Beginners Guide
Retaining Walls are everywhere, but you probably don't notice them, or may not even realise what they are. In this article, we'll go through the various types of retaining walls such as Cantilever, Gravity, Nailing, and Piles, how they work,…
8 Architecture & Engineering Trends for 2021
We’re roughly halfway through 2021 at the moment so we thought it would be a good idea to give you an insight into some of the architecture and engineering trends we’re expecting to see more of, as well as trends we’ve seen a lot of over…
House Extension Costs: Extending Your Home on the Cheap
Let’s cut to the chase: extending your house can be a time consuming and disruptive affair.
For weeks or months on end you must juggle living in a building site whilst maintaining a normal work/life balance. The process…
Garage Conversions: HLN’s Top 5 Ideas
For most homeowners, space is king. When moving to a new house is not an option, people simply resort to major renovation work such as loft conversions and house extensions.
Basement conversions are also growing…
Chimney Breast Removal: Do I Need a Structural Engineer?
Way back, probably before you were born, the fireplace was an integral part of the home.
A feature focal point, the fireplace was not only a source of warmth; it helped create a sense of ambience that the modern radiator…
Bulding Survey: Inspecting a Property Prior to Purchase
What would you do with £5,750: take the holiday of a lifetime; buy a pre-owned yacht; get a post-graduate degree?
Well stop daydreaming! Because you just bought a house without getting a building survey and it’s…
The Impact of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS)
It should come as no surprise that as the global population grows, so does our need for natural resources and arable land to sustain life, not just for our generation but for generations to come.
Since the publication of the…
Employee Spotlight: Kevin Jospeh, Structural Engineer
Kevin Joseph talks to us about what inspired him to become a chartered structural engineer, his day-to-day routine at HLN Engineering and his thoughts on the industry.
Tell me a bit about yourself.
I’ve been in…
