Raft slabs and footings
Custom homes
SVC.02 Residential Structural Engineering
High-end homes, complex sites, certification.
Structural design and advice for custom homes, alterations, house raising, retaining walls and practical builder-led residential work.
Home owners, architects, custom builders and certifiers.
Retaining walls and constrained sites
Complex sites
House raising and extensions
RPEQ certification support
Targeted certification support
Clarify the scope, information needed and next practical action before work proceeds.
What Comten handles.
Comten's residential work is best suited to architecturally ambitious homes, complex sites and projects where structural input needs to support the design rather than fight it. The firm still does residential work and does it well, but it is not chasing low-fee, high-volume certification jobs.
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Raft slabs and footings
Foundation and slab design for new homes, extensions and sites where ground conditions need careful structural input.
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Retaining walls
Timber, concrete and masonry retaining wall design for sloping or constrained residential sites.
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House raising and extensions
Structural design for raising, extending or substantially altering Queensland homes.
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High-end concrete homes
Suspended slabs, cantilevers, transfer beams and concrete details for architecturally ambitious residential work.
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Retrospective structural certification
RPEQ assessment and certification support for existing structures or unapproved work where the facts support it.
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Cold-formed steel and Class 10a
Light-gauge steel, sheds, carports and ancillary residential structures where engineered documentation is required.
Selected capability.
Representative Comten projects relevant to this discipline.
Maroochy Private Hospital
Structural design for 22,000m2 of post-tensioned slab on a $100M private hospital development on the Sunshine Coast.
Comten role · Structural Engineer of Record
Ripley Police Station
Post-tensioned slab design for a $34M government-delivered police station in Ipswich's Ripley corridor.
Comten role · Structural Consultant
Peregian Springs Tavern
Independent structural design review for a concrete-framed commercial tavern with structural steel roof framing.
Comten role · Independent Reviewer
Residential questions.
Comten does residential work where the fit is right, particularly complex sites, architect-led homes and structural problems that need senior judgement.
As early as practical, especially on sloping sites, retaining walls, house raising, large openings, suspended slabs or unusual structural details.
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