Structural Engineering
Design & Analysis
Design: Tailored engineering designs to meet the specific needs of your project, ensuring functionality and efficiency.
Permitting: Assistance with navigating local regulations and securing the necessary permits for your project.
Inspections: Thorough inspections to evaluate the safety and structural integrity of your assets.
Reports: Detailed reports providing actionable insights, assessments, and recommendations for project improvements.
We are committed to supporting the success of your project from concept through completion.
Inspections & Reports
MXL Engineering & Associates provides expert inspection and reporting services, including:
Asset Condition Assessment: Comprehensive evaluations to determine the current condition and longevity of your assets.
Bearing Wall Removals: Detailed assessments and recommendations for safe bearing wall removals during renovations or structural modifications.
Structural Sign-Off: Certification and structural sign-offs to ensure compliance with safety standards and local regulations.
Reserve Fund Studies: Thorough reserve fund studies to assess future maintenance and capital replacement needs for your property.
Underpinning
MXL Engineering & Associates offers comprehensive underpinning services, including:
Design: Tailored engineering designs to stabilize foundations and prevent settlement.
Permitting: Assistance with navigating local codes and obtaining the necessary permits for underpinning work.
Inspections & Reports: Ongoing site inspections with detailed progress reports, tracking safety, compliance, and project milestones.
Structural Integrity: Assessment of existing foundation conditions to recommend the most effective underpinning solutions.
Post-Completion Inspections: Final inspections to verify the stability and safety of the foundation after underpinning is complete.
We provide a full range of services, ensuring your underpinning project is executed safely, efficiently, and in full compliance with regulations.
Temporary systems
MXL Engineering & Associates provides reliable temporary systems to ensure safety and support during construction, including:
Shoring: Temporary support systems to stabilize structures during construction or repair.
Needling Systems: Specialized systems for creating temporary openings in load-bearing walls while maintaining structural integrity.
Scaffolding: Safe and sturdy scaffolding solutions for easy access to elevated work areas.
Temporary Fall Arrest: Fall protection systems designed to safeguard workers in high-risk areas.
Custom Access Platforms: Tailored access platforms for safe, efficient work in difficult-to-reach areas.
Our temporary systems are designed to enhance safety, stability, and access on your project site, ensuring smooth and secure operations.
Our Projects
FAQ
Underpinning is a method of construction that sees the depth of the foundations to a building being increased. The soil beneath the existing foundation is excavated and is replaced with foundation material, normally concrete, in phases. Underpinning requires close attention to design, methodology and safety procedures to ensure safety and stability of the structure above
If you are starting a new construction project on your property, you should consider calling a structural engineer. Projects like removing a bearing wall, adding a retaining wall over 4 feet tall, adding onto an existing structure or building a new structure requires a stamped drawing and will usually require a building permit.
Structural engineers are trained specialists who have extensive knowledge and experience. Hiring a structural engineer can not only help reassure you that your home or structure is foundationally solid, but they can also produce reports with specific guidelines for contractors to follow when making repairs or additions. Almost all new building projects require the stamp of a structural engineer in order to be permitted.
Simply put, a structural engineer is a licensed professional engineer who designs structures for safety and structural integrity. Structural engineers are involved in the design of everything from buildings and bridges to towers, walls, culverts and piers. They also often evaluate existing structures, like homes, to determine if they are able to withstand any environmental pressures and are safe for people to use. Structural engineers can help evaluate any issues that your home may be facing and assist you in determining what the appropriate next steps are.
Besides evaluating a home’s structure, structural engineers can also create and approve of designs for new construction. They can help in managing projects, obtaining building permits and work with other engineers or architects to ensure proper construction. Structural engineers are involved in the design, inspection and management of construction projects and use their knowledge of mathematics and physics to ensure a structurally sound building.
Client Success Stories
EXCELLENT Based on 35 reviews Posted on Afsar Afsar2026-10-07Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Hired MXL for multiple projects. commercial and residential. VERY responsive and Professional. Shout-out to Nestor for his hard work!Posted on Victor Le2026-10-01Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Responsive and professional firm. Would recommendPosted on Anahit Martirosyan2026-09-14Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We’d like to thank Igor and MXL Engineering for their amazing help with our home project in the High Park area of Toronto. Igor helped us with the permits, provided great advice, and guided us through adding a new rear addition and creating this beautiful basement walkout. The transformation has been incredible, our basement now feels much more like a real living space than a basement! We really appreciated Igor’s knowledge, professionalism, and support throughout the process. We’re very happy with the results and highly recommend MXL Engineering. Thank you, Igor!Posted on S.T DeAndrade2026-09-11Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Very Professional & Proficient! I wouldn’t recommend anyone else for engineering services. Thank you again for such a job well done!Posted on Tammie Blaikie2026-09-10Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Today was the first day and they were demolishing my kitchen/dining room/living room and make it totally open concept. They got a lot of work done today. I was impressed. Great people to have in my home.Posted on Artur Dilanyan2026-09-09Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I had a great experience working with MXL Engineering on our laneway house project. Bruno and Igor were excellent throughout the entire process. They are very knowledgeable and professional, especially when it comes to preparing drawings and navigating the permit process. They made everything smooth and stress-free by dealing with the City, handling all the necessary revisions, and working hard to achieve the best possible result for our project. Thank you, Bruno and Igor! We’re very happy with our beautiful finished laneway house!Posted on Vanessa Dominguez2024-11-18Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I had the pleasure of working with MXL Engineering & Associates Inc and I must say they exceeded all expectations. Their attention to detail, innovative problem-solving skills, and ability to manage complex projects are truly impressive.. They tackled challenges with innovative solutions and maintained excellent communication, ensuring the project stayed on schedule and within budget. Throughout our collaboration, Bruno Lopes and his team ensured that projects were completed on time and within budget, while maintaining the highest safety and quality standards. Their communication and leadership abilities made working with diverse teams seamless and productive. Whether it was structural planning, on-site supervision, or final quality checks, their expertise was evident in every step. I highly recommend them for any construction project—big or small!” Thank you MXL Engineering & Associates Inc for making my Laneway suite from a dream to a reality 🫶Posted on David Thibault2024-08-28Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Very responsive team, creative as it related to my house project for ad hoc changes (plus responsive!) - it was fabulous working with the MXL team!Posted on William Zheng2023-11-24Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Highly recommend! I was looking for a structural engineer to inspect my property for any structural issues and Bruno was fantastic. I learned a lot from him as he explained everything in a simplified way so that I could understand. Great experience and I can tell he treats his clients well. Thanks Bruno!Posted on Coralina Lemos2022-10-10Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We were dealing with a City of Toronto open building permit. After reading such positive Google reviews we called MXL Engineering to which Bruno Lopes responded the same day and shortly thereafter inspected the area in question. He corresponded with city staff, kept us informed throughout and finalized his inspection with a written report—permit is now closed. In short: Proficient, Timely, Affable.
