SCE-STERLING Consulting Engineers

I would highly recommend this company. I called yesterday for a house inspection due to cracks in my house and a failing deck. I was concerned whether my house was sinking or was deck failing. Engineer
came out the very next day and did a very thorough job inspecting everything. Was very satisfied with his explanations, measurements, drawings, etc and feeling very assured nothing wrong with my house or ground sinking; confirmed problem was with deck.

I called on the Saturday after Christmas because several cracks in the corners of my home had been getting bigger and I could not a. ignore them anymore and b. enjoy my holiday while not knowing whether or not my house was structurally sound. Bashar to my surprise answered the phone and happened to be in the area that day so he came out after his other appointment. Bashar was extremely professional and thorough while checking the interior, attic, and exterior of my home. Luckily it was not structural and he gave suggestions on how to fix my issue. It was also very informative for me learning about load bearing and non load bearing walls and how they are used and the common placement of them in a home.
I would highly recommend Bashar to anyone with any type of structural concerns. I could not be happier with the result.

nonnaC’s review:
Why I scheduled an appointment for service: I had structural question for a house that I am purchasing.
Professionalism = 5 (Very professional and provided good explanations/​examples; personable as well)
Knowledge = 5 (Extremely knowledgeable)
Punctuality/​Responsiveness = 5 (Called and texted to confirm schedule; emailed report back promptly)
Cost =? *This was the first time enlisting the help of a structural engineer, so I have nothing really to compare it to; seemed fair in my opinion.
Overall commets: So we are in escrow on a house and there is some sloping in the 2^nd floor master bathroom. Not wanting to take any risks, I looked around online and called some structural engineers. I ended up going with SCE and Bashar because he was responsive and timing worked. Bashar showed up on time and was professional from beginning to end. He thoroughly explained the process and provided us examples. In the end, we were told that although there is a slope, there was no structural issues, whew. And we have a certified letter that proves it! I thought Bashar went above and beyond when he said that we could contact him in the with any of our related questions in the future.
Would I refer or recommend to someone else? = Absolutely! He is also an home inspector and a GC.

I was an desperate need of an update at my house. Mr. Abdelfattah did an excellent job listening to my ideas. We literally gutted the entire home. He quickly started the job and slowly turned the home into a masterpiece. I was very impressed with the professionalism, vision, hard work, kindness, attentiveness and quickness it took to get the job done. Strongly recommend Sterling!!!

I called their office on a Friday afternoon to look at a large crack that we had in the floor of our new (new to us) home. The crack was discovered when we pulled up 40 + year old tile — to replace with wood floors. In a panic, we decided we should have a structural engineer come and look at the cement floor– before we put down the new flooring. Bashar answered the phone. He was able to come out that very afternoon– after 5:00pm.
It turned out to not be structural — which was a great relief. Bashar is responsive, knowledgable, experienced. Would highly recommend his services!

I was looking for a structural engineer to inspect my home after a we had a contractor take down a load bearing wall and install a supporting beam in its place. Bashar from Sterling showed up at my house on time, thoroughly inspected the structure of my home, and told me he would have to run the numbers to calculate whether or not the current beam is sufficiently supporting the structure of my home. Within 1 day Bashar reached out to me with his calculations showing that the current beam was not good enough and provided a detailed drawing showing how we could fix the problem.
Bashar was always available for questions and willing to work with our contractors to fix the problem. I couldn’t be happier with their service and I’m extremely glad that we had a structural engineer come out instead of listening to the contractor that assured us everything was perfectly fine. Sterling Engineers saved us a lot of money. Definitely recommended.

I’m the prospective buyer of a 1999 home in Mission Viejo, and I recently got into escrow and had a home inspection done. The home inspection report showed that there were some major cracks in the truss system in the attic. The pictures of the cracks freaked us out and we almost backed out of the purchase… but we didn’t want to give up the house, so we decided to look for a structural engineer to take a closer took and give us a professional assessment of the damage.
I called SCE-​Sterling and talked with Bashar who is the owner of the company. Bashar was down to earth and even agreed to meet with me in person to review the problem. He looked at the pictures of the cracks and agreed to come out to inspect the trusses very quickly within a day’s notice. We went into the attic together and he showed me where he saw damages and gave me his professional assessment. There was dry wood crack damage in only a few webs. It was obvious then that the pictures made the situation look much worse than it actually was.
Bashar was honest and looked out for my best interests… he advised me that these were not serious at all and that there was no immediate need to perform any repairs. We were really relieved to hear the assessment and appreciated the honesty, which saved us potentially a thousand+ dollars in planning, evaluation and repairs.
If you want an honest and trustworthy consultation, go with SCE-​Sterling.