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Framing & structural

The skeleton of the house. New structure for additions, dormers and garages, and repair work on structure that's failed — the jobs most contractors have to hire out to somebody like us.

Why it matters

Everything else sits on this

Framing is the one trade where mistakes are expensive to find and expensive to fix, because everybody else covers them up.

A header that's undersized doesn't announce itself. It shows up years later as a door that won't latch, a crack running diagonally from a corner, a floor with a dip in it. By then there's drywall, tile, cabinetry and flooring sitting on top of the problem.

That is the argument for a builder who understands structure rather than one who only manages it. When we open a wall and find something wrong, it is a conversation and a plan — not a stalled job while somebody works out whose problem it is.

The structure is the only part of a house that's genuinely hard to change later.

Services

What we frame

New structure and repaired structure. Both start with the same question — what is carrying the load now, and what will carry it when we're done.

Approach

How we work structurally

  • We involve an engineer when it's warranted. Beam sizing for anything unusual, significant load path changes, and foundation work get stamped drawings. It costs a bit and it removes all argument at inspection.
  • We follow the load down. Removing a wall isn't just about the beam. The load has to get to the footing, which usually means posts, blocking through the floor system, and sometimes a new footing in the basement. Quotes that skip this are the ones that go wrong.
  • We shore properly. Temporary support sized for the actual load, not whatever's in the truck.
  • We photograph everything before it's covered. You get a record of the structure in your house, which is worth having at resale.
  • We permit the work. Structural changes are exactly what buyers' inspectors and attorneys look for. Unpermitted structural work is a genuine liability at closing.

Related work

Where this usually leads

Got something structural? Let's look at it.

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