Structural Restoration

Why Choose Steven Sellers Contracting for Structural Restoration

• Restoration work begins from the structural engineer's report, not from the cosmetic symptom: Steven Sellers Contracting executes structural restoration against signed and sealed engineering documents — foundation underpinning, framing replacement, load-path reconstruction, and envelope structural repair are designed by a Florida-licensed structural engineer before any work begins.

• South Florida marine and storm structural failure modes diagnosed correctly: Salt-air corrosion of embedded reinforcing steel, water intrusion at slab-to-wall joints, settlement on filled or organic Palm Beach County soils, hurricane wind-load damage, and termite damage on older framing are diagnosed by failure mode rather than treated cosmetically.

• Hurricane-grade structural detailing brought to current Florida Building Code 8th Edition standards: Where original construction predates current hurricane-tie, shear-wall, and roof-deck-attachment requirements, restoration work upgrades the load path to current code rather than reproducing the original failure-prone detail.

• 32 years of Palm Beach County structural construction since 1994: 116+ permitted projects across Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Highland Beach, Gulf Stream, and Manalapan — Steven Sellers Contracting has executed structural restoration on residences across every era of Palm Beach County coastal construction.

• Single-principal accountability across the engineer, the trades, and the permit chain: Structural restoration projects fail when the homeowner is left to coordinate between the engineer, the framer, the foundation contractor, the stucco trade, and the building department — Steven Sellers personally holds the chain together as principal of record.

• Florida Certified General Contractor License CGC057260: He credential required to qualify, permit, and execute structural restoration on Palm Beach County residential projects, including work requiring signed and sealed engineering and structural inspections.

What's Included in Structural Restoration

• Existing-Conditions Structural Assessment: Coordination with a Florida-licensed structural engineer to evaluate foundation, framing, load paths, envelope assemblies, and visible failure indicators before scope is defined.

• Foundation Restoration: Underpinning, slab repair, footing extension, helical pier installation, and slab-to-wall joint waterproofing where settlement, water intrusion, or load-bearing failure is documented.

• Framing Replacement & Reinforcement: Selective replacement of compromised studs, headers, beams, joists, and rafters — including sister-framing and load-transfer reinforcement where original framing cannot be removed.

• Roof Structure Restoration: Truss, rafter, ridge, and roof-deck-attachment restoration brought to current hurricane-tie and roof-deck-fastener requirements under the Florida Building Code 8th Edition.

• Envelope Structural Repair: Stucco-and-substrate restoration, masonry repair, exterior sheathing replacement, and waterproofing membrane reconstruction at points of structural envelope failure.

• Load-Path Reconstruction: Restoration of compromised load paths from roof through walls to foundation, with new shear walls, hold-downs, and continuous load-path connectors where required.

• Termite & Moisture Remediation Coordination: Removal of termite-damaged or moisture-compromised framing, treatment of the underlying conditions, and structural replacement under engineering specification.

• Permitting & Structural Inspections: Structural permits coordinated with Palm Beach County or the municipal building department, with engineering signed and sealed and all required structural inspections scheduled and passed.

The Structural Restoration Process

1. Begins from the structural engineer's report: Steven Sellers Contracting will not begin structural restoration work without a signed and sealed engineering evaluation defining the failure mode, the scope, and the restoration approach.

2. Existing-conditions documentation: The residence is photographed and documented, with the engineer's findings cross-referenced against visible conditions, deflection measurements, moisture readings, and selective demolition where required to confirm hidden conditions.

3. Restoration scope and engineering coordination: A written scope is built directly from the engineer's specifications, with construction means and methods documented for each element of the structural restoration.

4. Permitting and structural review: Structural permits are submitted with signed and sealed engineering to Palm Beach County or the municipal building department, including any required structural-review-board approvals.

5. Selective demolition and exposure: Compromised structural elements are exposed, documented, and verified against the engineer's assumptions before replacement materials are ordered.

6. Structural execution under engineering supervision: Foundation, framing, load-path, and envelope work is executed against the sealed engineering, with the structural engineer of record performing field observations where required.

7. Structural inspections and code conformance verification: All required structural inspections by Palm Beach County or the municipal building department are scheduled and passed before any finish work is permitted to cover structural elements.

8. Finish restoration and project closeout: Interior and exterior finishes covering restored structural elements are reconstructed to match adjacent existing finishes, with the homeowner receiving complete engineering and inspection documentation.

Structural Restoration Scope & Investment Tiers

• Targeted Structural Restoration

  • Restoration focused on a defined structural failure — settlement repair, framing replacement in a defined area, envelope structural repair, or roof structure reinforcement. Suited to interior Boca Raton and Delray Beach residences in the 4,000–6,000 square-foot range.

• Whole-Residence Structural Restoration

  • Comprehensive structural restoration including foundation work, framing replacement, load-path reconstruction, and envelope structural repair across the full residence. Suited to coastal Boca Raton, Delray Beach, and Highland Beach residences in the 6,000–10,000 square-foot range.

• Estate-Level Structural Restoration

  • Whole-residence structural restoration on architecturally significant or oceanfront properties requiring foundation underpinning, full load-path reconstruction, hurricane-grade structural upgrade, and coordinated envelope restoration. Suited to direct-Intracoastal and oceanfront residences in Highland Beach, Gulf Stream, Manalapan, and the Gold Coast at 10,000+ square feet.

Project investment varies by the structural failure mode, scope of restoration required, residence size, and degree of envelope reconstruction. Initial consultation includes a structural restoration scope framework specific to the engineering report and residence. Contact Steven Sellers Contracting directly at (561) 441-6557 to schedule a consultation.

Structural restoration is the work that has to be right the first time — a residence with a misdiagnosed foundation settlement, an underbuilt load path, or a hurricane-tie schedule that does not meet current Florida Building Code is a residence that fails again. Steven Sellers Contracting executes structural restoration the way the Florida Building Code expects it to be executed: from the engineer's report inward, with signed and sealed structural design, single-principal supervision, full structural inspection conformance, and finish restoration that conceals 32 years of Palm Beach County structural craft. The oceanfront residence in Highland Beach with settled footings, the Mediterranean Revival in Old Floresta with hurricane-rated retrofitting at the roof deck, and the Gulf Stream residence with envelope-failure waterproofing reconstruction share one principal of record from engineering through final inspection.