Site Attendance Fees
Chartered Structural Engineer Attending Your Property
Three tiers by duration. Transparent travel policy. CEng MIStructE — Engineering Safety First.
Attendance Tiers
Pay only for the time on site you need. Tiers are based on duration, not job type — pick the one that matches the expected scope of your visit.
Tier 1
Up to 2 hours on site
£225
Visual structural inspection, dimensional verification, dated annotated photographs, verbal summary on site. No written deliverable.
Best for
Single-issue inspections, dimensional verification for a wall removal, pre-purchase quick checks.
Tier 2
Half day, 2–4 hours on site
£395
Larger properties, multiple structural elements, pre-design assessments for extensions and lofts.
Best for
Most extension and loft pre-design site visits sit here.
Tier 3
Full day, 4–8 hours on site
£595
Complex investigations, multiple-issue inspections, full-property structural surveys.
Best for
Whole-house structural surveys, multi-defect investigations, multi-property days.
Travel Policy
Transparent, distance-based. No hidden surcharges, no per-postcode surprises.
Core Zone — Included
Within 10 miles of Huddersfield HD8
Huddersfield, Holmfirth, Meltham, Mirfield, Brighouse, Dewsbury, Cleckheaton, parts of Halifax and Wakefield. No travel charge — included in the attendance fee.
Outer West Yorkshire
10–25 miles · +£45 flat
Full Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Halifax, Calderdale, Barnsley, north Sheffield. A flat £45 travel supplement on top of the attendance fee.
Beyond 25 miles
+45p / mile + £45 / hr (after 1 hr each way)
45p per road mile from HD8 plus £45 per hour of travel time after the first hour each way. The per-mile rate matches the HMRC AMAP rate for 2026/27.
Out-of-hours / same-day urgent
A +30% surcharge on the attendance fee applies for visits outside Mon–Fri 09:00–17:00, or where same-day attendance is requested. Travel policy still applies on top.
What the Attendance Fee Buys
- Pure on-site attendance time by a Chartered Structural Engineer (CEng MIStructE).
- Visual structural observations of the elements within scope.
- Dated, annotated photographs saved to the job file.
- A brief verbal walk-through summary at the end of the visit.
The attendance fee does not include a written report. For a signed PDF report deliverable, see the Structural Engineer Report service (from £350). A Tier 1 attendance fee paid in the same engagement is credited in full against the report price.
VAT note: All prices gross. The Beam Doctor is not currently VAT-registered — no VAT to add.
Need a Chartered Engineer On Site?
Tell us the property, postcode, and what you need looking at. We'll come back with a tier recommendation and a fixed total.