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Watauga Wayfinding Sign Foundation
Read more: Watauga Wayfinding Sign FoundationWatauga Wayfinding Sign Foundation Areté Engineers provided design services for forty one (41) proposed sign structures consisting of up to four (4) different sign types. Signs to be…
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Tree House Village
Read more: Tree House VillageAreté Engineers provided structural engineering and construction documents for (6) individual “whimsical” tree houses with varying elevated bridges/walkway between them. The project is located on the sloped side…
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3-Story Cliff Deck
Read more: 3-Story Cliff DeckAreté Engineers inspected the existing 2-story deck that was originally supported by Black Locust log posts. The log posts had deteriorated and were in need of replacement to…
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Frazier’s Pavilion
Read more: Frazier’s PavilionEngineering Design for Pavilion in high wind location
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Blowing Rock Residence
Read more: Blowing Rock ResidenceProject Overview The project shown below involved structural engineering and drawing services for the framing and foundation of a single-family residence located in Blowing Rock, NC. The residence…
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Single-Family Home Blue Ridge Mountain Club
Read more: Single-Family Home Blue Ridge Mountain ClubProject Overview In 2020, the Areté Engineers team provided structural engineering and construction drawings for the framing and foundation of the single-family residence shown below. The residence consists…
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Mountains-to-Sea Trail Bridge
Read more: Mountains-to-Sea Trail BridgeProject Overview The Mountains-to-Sea Trail needed a crossing over the Boone Fork Creek about one mile from the Price Lake Picnic Area. This is where the Mountains to…
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Lake James Covered Bridge Trail
Read more: Lake James Covered Bridge TrailProject Overview The Lake James covered bridge provides a crossing over a tributary to Lake James for a new mountain bike trail system. The steel stringer bridge and…
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Soil Nail Retaining Wall
Read more: Soil Nail Retaining WallProject Overview Areté Engineers has completed designs and plans for concrete soil nail retaining wall facings like the retaining wall across the street from our Blowing Rock office.
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Challenge Course at ETSU
Read more: Challenge Course at ETSUOur Role in the Project The Challenge Course at East Tennessee State University was a unique project for us here at Areté Engineers. New to the campus of…
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The Avery County Mountain Retreat
Read more: The Avery County Mountain RetreatOur Role in the Project The Avery County Mountain Retreat was a fun project for us here at Areté Engineers; providing structural plans for a home from the…
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“Achieve a proper bearing before you go out staring.”
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“Walls that retain should be built to remain”
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“If you build on fill, you will pay the bill”
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Residential Foundation and Deck Repair
Read more: Residential Foundation and Deck RepairThis residence was constructed near the edge of a steep embankment above the New River. Localized soil shear failures under the deck posts caused the house foundation to…
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Residential Preservation
Read more: Residential PreservationProject Overview This residence in Hound Ears Club was constructed on a steep slope. A previous construction project had left the main foundation wall footing undermined. This project…
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Loven Retaining Wall
Read more: Loven Retaining WallProject Overview Designed a 20-ft high, stepped, modular retaining wall with geosynthetic reinforcement. The blocks were supplied by a local manufacturer: Loven Lock-Rock Retaining Wall System.
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Mitchell 16, SR 19 over North Toe of the French Broad River
Read more: Mitchell 16, SR 19 over North Toe of the French Broad RiverConstruction Engineering and Inspection