Structural Engineer - Tucson, AZ
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Talavera Design & Construction is a general contractor from Tucson. They provide pergola construction, green building, and design build services. A new home construction was finished by Talavera Design & Construction in April of 2006 in the Barrio Anita neighborhood using a permit obtained from the city of Tucson.
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Gee L.
08/21/2016
Talavera Engineering is an BIG AVOID. Rene at Talavera was hired to engineer an18' 4" x 6" Steel Beam on the outside front and 30+' of Steel Beam on the back of a house. Rene did not design the beams with a simple slip joint. When the weather got to be 10 degrees one morning and 7 degrees the next morning the Steel Beams contracted causing Cracks in the Block. The Steel contracts and expands at a different rate than the block. A 18' Steel beam I am told by many engineers will contract about 1/4". Any good engineer will design a Steel Beam with Slip Joints which allow the Steel to expand and contract freely. A slip joint is not always necessary when the steel is on the inside which is usually sheltered by the elements but many engineers will still incorporate a Slip Joint in the Steel Beam as a safeguard. Also there no End Caps on the open ends of the Steel beams which would keep out bugs and rodents. Rene at Talavera was also responsible for a design on part of the Structure and there are major foundation and structural issues with the house.. If Talavera cannot design a simple Steel Beam I would not trust them with designing any other house in part or full.
Address
4960 W Monte Carlo Dr
Tucson, AZ 85745