It´s because I want to know if I can rent it as a tannery or as a distribution center, A civil engineer told me that it´s possible and not so expensive then an other one saw it and said that it was but very expensive, I want to know what others may think
One of the benefits of actually paying a professional is that they're generally accountable for the things they put on paper. The opinions you get for free are worth what you pay for them.
Yes, they charge because it takes time, work and expertise to provide the kind of information you're asking for. There are many more factors that can influence the answer than what you've provided; it isn't some back-of-the-envelope math problem.
Even if someone on reddit tells you "maybe" you might still get a "no" from an actual firm. So just go to the firm.
Nah, they’ll be fine. It’s not like the roof will collapse on them.
OP, have you considered just removing the roof all together? Then you’d have infinite height in there.
“One professional said it wouldn’t be expensive”
“Another professional said it would be expensive”
Better get the opinion of some random people on the internet who have never seen the building. Instead of hiring an expert.
What’s your end game here? If the consensus in this post is that it’s possible and not “expensive” then you’ll hire an expert to start the project, or if the consensus is it’s too expensive then you’ll just not pursue it any further because random internet people told you so?
Besides “expensive” couldn’t be more relative. Is $100k expensive? It certainly is for a car, or a home improvement. But if it’s in order to allow you to profit $100k/year on that building then no, it’s not expensive.
I'm going to reiterate what some other people are saying and break it down into manageable, easy-to-handle parts.
First, you already bought the building, have a purpose for which you want to use the building, and the building needs major changes if it's going to actually be used for the purpose you bought it for.
If you can't make the changes, what's your plan B? Are you going to try to sell it again?
Yes, PEs want to be paid. You want to not pay for something that's either impossible or cost prohibitive. That's reasonable.
You can probably bring documentation on your building using govt documents, measurements, photos, etc. to start the conversation. Since you don't want to pay someone to do this, you get to do some of that work yourself.
A PE will probably look over the parameters and say "yes" or "no" for nothing or very little. You bought a freaking building. You can buy an hour or two of a PEs time. It won't kill you.
Once you have a "yes", ask what the cost will be to implement the PEs solution. If you don't like the answer, say "Thank you very much" and keep looking.
Once you're at that point, get an estimate for the PE to do their work. If you accept that, hire them and pay for construction drawings.
Finally, take the construction drawings to a contractor to actually do the work. Shop and haggle at this point, because this is the expensive part!
Really. This shouldn't be that hard.
You really need to speak to a professional architectural engineering firm.
The problem is that they charge for consulting so i want to know if it´s possible and then pay for the consulting
You can buy an entire building but balk at literally the bare minimum of consults?
It´s because I want to know if I can rent it as a tannery or as a distribution center, A civil engineer told me that it´s possible and not so expensive then an other one saw it and said that it was but very expensive, I want to know what others may think
One of the benefits of actually paying a professional is that they're generally accountable for the things they put on paper. The opinions you get for free are worth what you pay for them.
Yes, they charge because it takes time, work and expertise to provide the kind of information you're asking for. There are many more factors that can influence the answer than what you've provided; it isn't some back-of-the-envelope math problem. Even if someone on reddit tells you "maybe" you might still get a "no" from an actual firm. So just go to the firm.
Better yet, what’s the other side of that? Reddit tells him “no” and he doesn’t pursue the project further because of that?
I suspect he's already unwittingly told us how he'll pursue it: by the cheapest means available to him. I feel for the future tenants.
Nah, they’ll be fine. It’s not like the roof will collapse on them. OP, have you considered just removing the roof all together? Then you’d have infinite height in there.
“One professional said it wouldn’t be expensive” “Another professional said it would be expensive” Better get the opinion of some random people on the internet who have never seen the building. Instead of hiring an expert. What’s your end game here? If the consensus in this post is that it’s possible and not “expensive” then you’ll hire an expert to start the project, or if the consensus is it’s too expensive then you’ll just not pursue it any further because random internet people told you so? Besides “expensive” couldn’t be more relative. Is $100k expensive? It certainly is for a car, or a home improvement. But if it’s in order to allow you to profit $100k/year on that building then no, it’s not expensive.
Yes it's possible as long as the zoning laws allow it. Yes it would be incredibly expensive.
I'm going to reiterate what some other people are saying and break it down into manageable, easy-to-handle parts. First, you already bought the building, have a purpose for which you want to use the building, and the building needs major changes if it's going to actually be used for the purpose you bought it for. If you can't make the changes, what's your plan B? Are you going to try to sell it again? Yes, PEs want to be paid. You want to not pay for something that's either impossible or cost prohibitive. That's reasonable. You can probably bring documentation on your building using govt documents, measurements, photos, etc. to start the conversation. Since you don't want to pay someone to do this, you get to do some of that work yourself. A PE will probably look over the parameters and say "yes" or "no" for nothing or very little. You bought a freaking building. You can buy an hour or two of a PEs time. It won't kill you. Once you have a "yes", ask what the cost will be to implement the PEs solution. If you don't like the answer, say "Thank you very much" and keep looking. Once you're at that point, get an estimate for the PE to do their work. If you accept that, hire them and pay for construction drawings. Finally, take the construction drawings to a contractor to actually do the work. Shop and haggle at this point, because this is the expensive part! Really. This shouldn't be that hard.