Tice Engineering LLC

I recently was asked to investigate what I thought was brick veneer damage on a small apartment building. My thoughts as I approached the building were "the bricks must have pulled away from the building because of poor use of the brick ties". I had seen this on another small apartment building that was built without brick ties and thought that the bad practice might be more common than I thought. The adjuster sent me some photos of the building showing 1 to 2 inch gaps abo

Water damage on the basement ceiling Have you ever seen water damage in an un-expected location? There was no plumbing above the mold...

There are several possible causes for mold in HVAC ducts. To survive, mold requires a moisture source and some type of food. We discuss ho

"Hydro static pressure" is a term used for several different situations from water tanks to dams. In this case we are discussing damage...

We were asked to develop a pressure chamber (aquarium) for evaluating how fish react to fast pressure changes associated with...

It has been a busy year or so since our last update letter. We have worked on many varied and interesting claims. I wanted to share some...