1100 Main Street, Suite A
Watsonville, CA 95076
831-724-5868
www.rocksolidengineers.com
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Rock Solid Engineering, Inc. was formed in March 2003. Yvette Wilson, our Principal Engineer, has over 14 years of experience in soils engineering in the local areas of Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Benito and Santa Clara Counties.
Our soils engineering services include: Soil/Geotechnical Reports, On Site Testing and Inspections, Full Service Soil Laboratory, Site Assessments and Expert Witness.

Our experience includes new homes on undeveloped lots, lot splits, additions to existing homes, commercial buildings, landslide analysis and repair, retaining wall design, and underpinning of existing structures.

We also specialize in manufactured homes. While this type of construction is rising in popularity, our Principal Engineer has been working with manufactured homes for the past 11 years. She is familiar with the local and state codes governing manufactured homes, state approved foundation systems and the construction issues that are specific to these factory built homes.

It is our vision to use our expertise to help you navigate through the local building process. Our services our designed to keep your project moving by completing on time and on budget.

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Soils Engineering Services

Soil/Geotechnical Reports
Our firm specializes in providing soil reports for all types of projects including custom homes, lot splits, additions, retaining walls, and foundation repair or replacement. We are familiar with the local governments requirements regarding soil reports and development
Registration and Licenses
State of California, Licensed Professional Engineer, Civil #60245. February 2000.
State of Arizona, Registered Professional Engineer, Civil #39725. August 12, 2003.
State of Nevada, Licensed Professional Engineer, Civil # 16173. Sept. 11, 2003.
The National Council of Examiners for Engineering & Surveying, Cert. No. 23849. Sept 5, 2003.
Radiation Safety Officer, Certificate # 12868. November 12, 1999.
Nuclear Density Gauge Operator, Certificate#11318. July 19, 1995.
Field Services
Our firm is prepared to provide timely, professional field inspection, observation & testing services for your project. Our services include: Density testing, Construction observation, Foundation Excavation Inspection, Retaining Wall Drain Inspection, Site Drainage/Final Project Inspection
Foundations Laboratory
We have a full on-site laboratory to provide our engineers with timely laboratory data for our soil reports and field testing. Our services include: Direct Shear - ASTM D-3080, Consolidation - ASTM D-2435, Expansion -ASTM D-4829, Maximum Density/Optimum Moisture - ASTM D-1557, Dry Density & Moisture Content- ASTM D-2216, Particle Size Analysis-ASTM D-422
Site Assessments
Preliminary Planning - Our firm offers Site Assessments to aid in preliminary planning prior to purchasing and/or developing land. Our engineer can perform a site reconnaissance and discuss the potential soil issues that may impact development.

Drainage Assessment - Our engineer provides on-site drainage assessments for properties with drainage issues including water intrusion under home, erosion and general site drainage.
Projects:
  • Seascape Uplands - New Custom Home in Subdivision
  • Ocean Avenue - New 3 Story Mixed Use Building
  • Summit Road - New Manufactured Home on private land
  • East Cliff Drive - New Seawall and Seawall Repair
  • Soquel Drive - New Mixed Use (Commercial and Residential)
  • Roache Road, Freedom - Lot Split and New Custom Residence
  • Marin Street, Watsonville - New Secondary Dwelling Unit
  • Marigold Street, Freedom - Second Story Addition & New Secondary Dwelling Unit