Call Western Building Consultants Today

Bath Engineering Services

We are the leading choice for structural and civil engineering in Bath. Get in touch with our friendly team to discuss your options today.

Leading certified architecture, engineering and surveying services in the South West. Contact our experts to discuss your options today.

Contact Us

Engineering Services in Bath

Our experienced Bath engineers ensure your project is structurally sound and built to last, giving you the security and comfort you deserve. We work efficiently to identify and implement the most effective structural solutions, saving you valuable time and resources throughout your project.

Bath Engineering Expertise 

On the hunt for a trusted civil or structural engineer in Bath? With Western Building Consultants, you’re in safe hands. Our passionate engineering team has worked on a wide range of projects throughout the South West of England; from large-scale projects such as contemporary new builds to smaller-scale extensions and remodelling.

We’re also masters of advanced fabrication techniques like 3D printing and laser cutting. These technologies allow us to translate even the most intricate designs into reality with minimal effort. 

The result? Quick and accurate models and prototypes that bring your vision to life.

engineering in bath

civil engineering

Civil Engineering in Bath

From infrastructure development to meticulous site planning, our Bath Civil Engineering services encompass a wide range of projects. We excel in designing and managing roads, bridges, drainage systems, and more, ensuring your project adheres to the highest safety standards and environmental regulations while staying within your budgetary constraints.

We also offer help in the following areas:

  • Dropped Kerb Applications
  • Highway Planning Conditions
  • Structural Applications for Construction Projects
  • Soakaway Calculations to BRE 365, drainage strategy & Trial Pit Excavations
  • Wessex Water Applications or other local water or sewage authorities 

Structural Engineering in Bath

Structural Engineering is at the core of our expertise. We provide precise calculations and designs for various structures, including buildings, bridges, and industrial facilities. Our goal is to ensure structural integrity, safety, and efficiency in every project, and we’re committed to delivering innovative and cost-effective solutions tailored to your needs.

What are the benefits of choosing us for your structural engineering needs? Well, we can offer fast turnaround times, a collaborative design approach, extensive experience, customised workflow and so much more. 

Structural Engineering

Structural Beam Design

Expert Structural Beam Design

We provide precise structural calculations for various types of beams, including steel, timber, and glulam beams. Whether you need to create openings between rooms or plan a domestic extension, we’ve got the expertise to make it happen. 

Need beams for an open-plan space? Our cost-effective service includes a site visit and transparent pricing per beam so that you can budget confidently.

With our experienced team of Bath structural engineers, you can expect accurate and reliable calculations for both residential and commercial structural projects. 

Bath Residential projects include:

  • Internal Remodelling 
  • New Builds
  • Self-Builds
  • Extensions 
  • Loft Conversions 
  • Retaining Structures
  • Listed Buildings

For commercial properties, we can provide calculations for the remodelling of premises and new commercial projects involving steel, concrete, or timber frames.

Energy Assessments & Site Testing

Energy Assessments and Site Testing are essential for optimising energy efficiency and compliance with environmental standards. At Western Building Consultants, our team offer comprehensive assessments to evaluate energy consumption, identify improvements, and enhance sustainability. This service ensures that your project meets environmental and regulatory requirements, minimising its impact on the environment.

Bath Building Regulations Made Easy

Our Bath sister company, Cook & Edwards Ltd, specialises in providing consultant services to corporate-approved inspectors, acting as Chartered delegated inspectors for plan checks and site inspections to secure Building Regulations approvals

This means we can assist you in navigating the building control approval process, offering technical specifications and plans. Our team excel at transforming conceptual planning drawings, often from planning consultants, into technically feasible solutions, including sustainability enhancements and innovative technologies. 

Western Building Consultants can assist you in navigating the building control approval process, offering technical specifications and plans. We excel at transforming conceptual planning drawings, often from planning consultants, into technically feasible solutions, including sustainability enhancements and innovative technologies. 

engineering services in bath

We understand that building regulation concerns can arise even after initial approval.

Our experienced professionals can help you address these issues, whether they occur during a property sale, due to neighbour complaints, or for any other reason. Our extensive knowledge of both private and public sector building control requirements ensures we can offer strategic advice and necessary evidence (like structural calculations) to demonstrate compliance.

Your Trusted Building Consultants in Bath

Whether you’re planning a project, dealing with drainage, or navigating complex regulations, Western Building Consultants is here to make your journey smooth and successful. 

Contact us today to discuss your specific needs or for a quotation.

engineering services in bath

Contact one of our team

Why us

Ethically Minded

Ethically Minded

Being socially responsible and promoting excellent ethics is at the forefront of our business. Our staff are happy and content and this is shown through our positive approach to your project. We work to the highest professional standards as required by both the RICS and CIAT. You can rest assured that when you employ WBC you will be supporting an organisation that champions local, national and international projects through schemes such as FairTrade, Mentoring Plus and the Bath percent club. This is backed up by a rigorous Corporate Social Responsibility Policy. We sponsor many grass roots sports clubs such as Combe Down Rugby Club, Frome Park Bowls Club & Cardiff Harlequins.

Realistic Timescales

Realistic Timescales

We are realistic with timescales and honest about what you will receive. Most people underestimate the time involved with a building project, but we are upfront about what is involved and will be clear about how long a project might take. Throughout the project we will continue to update you about progress and will advise you if there will be a disruption in the timetable.

Varied Architectural Style and Building Types

Varied Architectural Style and Building Types

We have vast planning experience and are adaptable to most architectural styles and ages of buildings. We are perfectly able to adapt to the style of your property from contemporary to traditional, urban to rural. We have designed projects in most styles and can use our broad experience to help design the best solution for your property, using whatever construction technology best suits your needs. Whether you plan a modest alteration or something spectacular WBC can help you achieve your project goals.

Consultant Levels of Knowledge

Consultant Levels of Knowledge

We employ qualified professionals with a variety of skill sets and the latest training. many of our employees have specialist post graduate qualifications. We also train selected staff through university programmes and professional qualifications to ensure our clients get the best trained surveyors and up to date advice. You will receive a professional, comprehensive and cohesive consultation and guidance throughout the project, ensuring that your development is handled with a consultant level of knowledge.

Survey to Completion Guarantee

Survey to Completion Guarantee

We are here for you when you need us, with our survey to completion guarantee. You won’t be left alone, we will fit in wherever you need us in the project or guide you through the whole process. You will have the knowledge that someone is always at hand whatever level of service you need.

Cost Conscious, Value for Money & Fixed Fees

Cost Conscious, Value for Money & Fixed Fees

Whilst offering exceptional value for money we also bring a positive, approachable, pragmatic, realistic and well rounded attitude to your project. You will feel at ease discussing issues with your project, our pragmatic approach to design and refurbishment means that we can often deliver built in VALUE. One example of this is recognising where cost savings can be made in the design without compromising the overall scheme and offering a higher standard of technical specification over many of our competitors, this reduces the need for outside engineering input and ultimately saves you money in fees. We are grounded which means that we can deliver a build in a cost conscious manner in order to make sure our projects are buildable.

Well Networked with Local Knowledge

Well Networked with Local Knowledge

Where we do not have the in house skills to tackle an element of a project we are well networked locally to utilise outside consultants that we have built up relationships with over many years. You will get the best of local knowledge and be introduced to like minded trusted suppliers with excellent professional services.

One Stop Shop

One Stop Shop

We can provide the majority of services required for a small project in house, making us practically a one stop shop. Having most services in house means that we are often fully accountable for the professional services on your project, this ensures simplicity, communication and efficiency. By utilising a multi-disciplinary approach we are able to keep professional costs for the project extremely competitive and hassle free, essentially you only pay for one set of overheads.

Unparalleled Technical Knowledge

Unparalleled Technical Knowledge

We have unparalleled technical knowledge and produce comprehensive architectural designs and surveys. You will be getting market-leading technical advice that has been approached with imaginative problem-solving techniques. This helps us to identify potential problems with a build before they arise.

Our knowledge adds value, an example of this is that most architects do not provide any advice on the structure of a building during the building regulations approval stage, relying on a structural engineer to produce all work relating to the super structure. At Western Building Consultants we provide structural advice on many areas, such as timber design for floors and roofs, limiting the scope of the engineers work and saving you money.

Large Team of Surveyors

Large Team of Surveyors

Having a large team of surveyors means that your project is unlikely to be held up due to other circumstances, there will always be at least two surveyors familiar with the project therefore continuity and a personal service will be retained. On larger schemes a bigger team will be assembled with the required specialist knowledge to fully support your project.

Latest Case Studies

Newport Office

Merlin House

No 1 Langstone Business Park,

Priory Drive

01633982588

Frome Office

Commerce Park, Unit R17, Marshall Way

01373488566

Bath Office

Western House,

2 Rush Hill

01225789307

Cardiff Office

Sophia House,

28 Cathedral Road

02922679366

Swindon Office

Kingston House,

Lydiard Fields

01793234516

Bristol Office

Studio 1a,

31 Berkeley Square



0117 3294290

South Gloucestershire Office

Unit 2, Byre Workshops, Winterbourne Court Farm Barn, Church Lane, Winterbourne

0117 3294290

What our customers say