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The problem is, people don't know what they don't know. ------------------------------ Randal Exley P.E., M.ASCE Principal Engr/President Capstone Structural Engineering and Consulting, PC Wexford PA ------------------------------

I was 100% on board with your post until the last sentence. I do forensic inspections and expert witness work. You wouldn't believe the havoc an improperly designed designed simple residential home or addition can cause. Generally, not a loss of life, but months of legal wrangling, court costs and hassle ...

As a practicing structural engineer with about 35 years of experience, and over 25 years of that experience performing forensic evaluations, I'll opine that I wish that more stringent exam and licensing requirements would be put in place. Structural engineering requires a very specialized knowledge base ...