Auxilium Structural Engineering

25/09/2026

Buying a home with a retaining wall? Watch this before your viewing

25/09/2026

Buying a home with a retaining wall? Watch this before your viewing.

Retaining walls are one of the most costly defects buyers miss. Here are 8 red flags I check for as a structural engineer, from bulging and leaning faces to screen blocks added on top that the wall was never designed to carry.

If you spot any of them, get the wall properly assessed before you commit.

📘 Before You View — a structural engineer's pocket field guide for first-time buyers: 👉 https://www.auxiliumse.com/buying-through-agents

Auxilium Structural Engineering | Structural assessments across South Wales

23/09/2026

These are just some of the 5★ reviews our clients have left for Auxilium Structural Engineering. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to share their experience. It genuinely means a lot to a small, independent practice. 🙏
Whether you're buying a property, planning to remove a wall or worried about cracking or a retaining wall, we provide structural surveys, calculations and reports across Merthyr Tydfil, RCT, Cardiff, Newport, Swansea and the surrounding areas.

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22/09/2026

These are just some of the 5★ reviews our clients have left for Auxilium Structural Engineering. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to share their experience. It genuinely means a lot to a small, independent practice. 🙏

Whether you're buying a property, planning to remove a wall or worried about cracking or a retaining wall, we provide structural surveys, calculations and reports across Merthyr Tydfil, RCT, Cardiff, Newport, Swansea and the surrounding areas.

⭐ Do you want to read all our Google reviews?
👍 or Facebook recommendations?
👇 Links in comments 👇

📞 07465 819500 | ✉️ [email protected] | 🌐 www.auxiliumse.com

07/09/2026

Hi everyone, I would like to share with you a free guide Before you view which will help anyone during the viewing to look at the property with a structural engineer's eye. You will thank me later. See the link 👇🏼

Before You View: A Structural Engineer’s Pocket Field Guide (First Edition)Stop walking into viewings blind. Start looking with the eye of an expert.You are about to walk into someone’s house and decide—in roughly thirty minutes—whether to spend more...

06/09/2026

🏡 Stop Worrying About Missing Hidden Issues. Get the 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭. 🔍

As a Structural Engineer with over 220 inspections, I’ve seen first-time buyers walk away from priceable houses because of cosmetic cracks, only to buy "freshly renovated" ones that hide serious structural defects. Beauty isn't structure. Surface isn't substance.

I want you to be a calm, confident buyer who can separate the cosmetic from the catastrophic in minutes.

I am now giving away my "𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐰" field guide for FREE. This short, action-focused booklet is the cheap, fast intervention you need.

It's not a full survey—it’s a set of mental tools for the 30 minutes you have at the property. Read it the night before a viewing to learn:

✅ 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟕 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫
✅ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞-𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬𝐞 (𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭).
✅ 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭.

Walk into your next viewing better equipped and take better photographs. Don’t trust your memory—trust the checklist.

If you are looking for even deeper material on affordability, conveyancing, or the specific rules of buying at auction, you will also have the chance to upgrade to the comprehensive editions after you get the free guide.

📥 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥.

👉 [𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬]

06/09/2026

Two myths I hear constantly.

Both have cost buyers a lot of money.

A building can look completely fine
for years while something serious
develops underneath.

And one focused viewing with the
right checklist catches more than
most buyers realise.

Marcin Krawucki · BSc (Hons) · MCIOB · MIET · ACABE · GMICE
Senior Structural Engineer · 220+ UK Inspections





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02/09/2026

Auction properties can hide serious structural issues behind fresh paint and clever staging. Before you place a bid, know what to look for. Diagonal cracks, bowing walls, sagging rooflines, fresh patchwork and undocumented extensions are red flags that experienced buyers never ignore.

Do not let excitement cloud your judgment during a viewing. A few extra minutes of inspection could save you thousands in repairs.

Get the full checklist before your next viewing, link in bio.



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