DTCE Structural Engineers

We used DTCE recently to do the workings for a big house extension project, and they were quick, friendly, and helped us choose the right pricing option for our needs. Highly recommended.

The service I received regarding foundation cracks was excellent. Hiroshi and Kyle arrived ahead of time, were courteous and thorough in their inspection,providing a full and complete report within three days subsequent. I would happily recommend the services of DTCE Structural Engineers.

DTCE have provided engineering services for my company for a number of years. I work with a specific team for all my projects which makes life much easier for myself & my clients.

I run my own architectural practice and work with engineers on a daily basis. It's hard finding companies that are reliable. I was very impressed in DTCE's quality of workmanship. Their ability to stick to schedule. The team was friendly and professional. They communicated well with both myself and our client.

Really good team with quick turnaround and responses to emails.

I just wanted to say how satisfied we have been with the professional services of your company and Henry in particular. What a great job he did on the structural reinforcement of the kitchen extension. I imagine it is not and easy task calculating what needs to be done to safely strengthen a very old house such as ours. The beam was certainly a wonder to behold. Ted the builder and I found Henry very competent and congenial to work with. We will certainly recommend your firm to anyone who requires services on the engineering front.Ngaa mihi,Jacqui Bisley

Great service. Professional helpful and spoke plain English not engineering speak!! So i had a good clear understanding of what they were talking about and what was required

Great team of hard working professionals! Highly recommend!

Understandable and practical advice tailored to our needs but still highly professional

DTC were sub-contacted by Wellington City Council as the consulting engineers to review of structural designs of a small reno to replace an existing deck and windows at our home.The estimated amount of work was 8-10hours, or$1k within a total $4k WCC's consent estimate. DTC charged us, via WCC, over 44 hours to review the deck design. Their stated rate for a Senior Engineer is $210 per hour, yet we were charged $375 ph, which contravenes the ACENZ regulations. Which is several times what took to do the actual design work.The total cost was over $22K, more than 600% the estimate - for a very small project - At no point did WCC contact us or seek our agreement about the the extraordinary high costs or time that DTC were accumulating. Both apparently just kept billing us without our agreement. There appeared to be a total lack of oversight, responsibility or communication between DTC as a sub contractor and WCC.They never advised it would take such a substantial time and cost beyond the estimate and we simply don't understand how it can take a qualified senior engineer 44 hours and 59 questions to the design engineer, to review a drawing for replacement deck and windows. At the end of their process they simply demanded an additional payment of $17k for DTC's time, without our agreement on the work, and are threatening to withhold our consent if we don't pay. We are seeking legal assistance.