CHM Engineering PLLC

CHM Engineering can help you with your residential project that requires approval from a Professional Engineer. From project design approval for new homes, additions and remodels to design approval of repairs found necessary from real estate home inspections. Please navigate to the 'Projects' tab located in the upper right corner of this page to view images of our past work and completed projects.

We work with contractors, realtors, architects, architectural drafters and home owners for their various structural engineering needs including, but not limited to, the following:

- Load bearing wall identification
- Beam specifications for load bearing wall removal

- New home, addition or remodel plan review approval

- Retaining wall design

- Lake dock approval drawings

- Specifications to support large loads, such as hot tub on a deck

- Specifications for vaulting an existing ceiling
- Sealed engineering reports to help with permit approval or to pass inspection
- Repair design for structural components such as damaged floor trusses or roof trusses
- Structural load estimations

About Us

Committed to Excellence

CHM Engineering is a fully insured residential structural engineering firm comprised of business partners John Cagle and Collin Hogrefe, both professional engineers. Together, John & Collin have a combined total of more than 24 years of experience in aircraft structural analysis and 12 years in residential home structural analysis. John has his Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Bachelors degree in Aerospace Engineering. Collin has his Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering. John and Collin have their Professional Engineer (P.E.) license in various states including North and South Carolina and Ohio.

Contact Us

Contact us and find out how our services can benefit your residential project. Either submit the request form here or send us an email and we will get back to you within 1 to 2 business days on how we can help.

John@CHMEngineering.com (NC License # 048089)

(SC License # ELS.36927 E)

Collin@CHMEngineering.com (NC License # 049412)

CHM Engineering, PLLC (NC Firm License # P-2052)