Lauri L. Stankewicz, M.S., E.I.

Lauri holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering with a civil specialty and a Master of Science in Engineering and Technology Management from the Colorado School of Mines. Lauri provides structural investigations including residential and commercial building evaluations, structural investigation and repair design for private homeowners, homeowner associations, and commercial property owners throughout Metro Denver. She performs evaluations of existing structures and determines the cause of damage, and reviews on-going and as-built construction to verify compliance with structural and civil code requirements. Her forensic investigations include damage due to expansive and collapsing soils, and construction and design defects. Lauri’s background skills include structural design for residential homes, GIS mapping, topographic surveying, drainage studies, storm water inspections, and soils testing.

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Home buyers ask themselves a lot of questions:  Can I afford this home?  Is it a good deal? Is this a safe neighborhood? Is the home big enough? Do I really need three bathrooms? But one nerve-wracking question often stands out as the hardest to answer: What don’t I know about this house?
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