Structural engineer · Light-gauge steel

John Brindley, PE

I engineer light-gauge steel homes for owners, and I stay on your side so you can shop any fabricator or builder.

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About

Software can draw it. A licensed engineer has to stand behind it.

I'm a licensed professional engineer in 25 states, and I work with licensed partner engineers to serve owners in all 50. I also hold a Texas TDI windstorm inspector appointment.

My focus is light-gauge steel (LGS) framing for large and custom homes on the Gulf Coast and across the South. I get the engineering done before you are locked into a manufacturer, so the design belongs to you and not to a single supplier.

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25states with my PE license
50states served with partner engineers
TDIwindstorm inspector appointment
Companies

Two companies, one idea: steel framing an owner can trust.

Engineering

Mythic Engineering

Structural engineering and light-gauge steel design and stamping for custom homes. Engineering comes first, and we stay with the owner through the build.

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Software

Mythic Systems

Automated LGS design you can actually seal.

Offerings

What I do for owners

LGS structure design & stamping

Sealed light-gauge steel structural drawings with a documented wind and load basis for your house. Mythic stays with you, so you can shop any fabricator or GC.

Fees roughly $2,500–$25,000

Model & Estimate Review

Already have a model or a framing estimate from a manufacturer? Send it over. A licensed engineer reviews it before you commit.

Windload letters

Wind load letters for your project from a licensed engineer.

MEP engineering

Mechanical, electrical and plumbing design to go with your structural package.

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Light-gauge steel trusses and walls going up inside a large exhibition hall
Featured project

A world-cup broadcast center, framed entirely in light-gauge steel

I was structural engineer of record for the FIFA World Cup International Broadcast Center.

~300,000 sq fttemporary space
~4 monthsto build
< 1 monthto take down

All light-gauge steel, no red iron, including a small data center and control room. If steel can do that on a schedule, it can frame your house.

Licenses

Licensed in 25 states. Serving all 50.

I hold a PE license in each state below. Everywhere else, I work through licensed partner engineers.

  • AL
  • AR
  • AZ
  • CO
  • CT
  • FL
  • GA
  • ID
  • IL
  • KS
  • LA
  • MD
  • MI
  • MN
  • MO
  • NC
  • NJ
  • NM
  • NY
  • OK
  • SC
  • TN
  • TX
  • UT
  • WA
How it works

Engineering before manufacturer lock-in

  1. Get a fee range. Enter your square footage and ZIP on the quote page. It takes a minute.
  2. Send your plans, model or estimate. Email jb@mythiceng.com and I'll scope it.
  3. Get a sealed LGS package. Stamped drawings with a documented wind and load basis.
  4. Shop it anywhere. Take the package to any fabricator or GC. I stay with you through the build.

Building a custom home in steel?

See your engineering fee range and a steel framing budget range in about a minute.

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