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Sized to Real Loads
Member sizing from actual tributary loads, not tables or rules of thumb.
California PE-Licensed · Structural Design
Foundation & Framing Design
From the Ground Up
Footings, slabs, stem walls, floor and roof framing, and the lateral system that ties them together — designed to current code, sized to real loads, and stamped by a licensed California PE.
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Soils Report Coordinated
Foundation design keyed to your geotechnical recommendations.
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Detailed for the Field
Connection details a framer can build without a string of RFIs.
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Clear, Scoped Fees
Written scope and fee before we start — no hourly surprises.
What We Design
Everything between the soil and the roof.
Foundation and framing design is the core of every new structure we stamp — whether it stands alone or supports an ADU, an addition, or a full new build.
01 · Substructure
Footings & Stem Walls
Continuous and pad footings, stem walls, and grade beams designed to your soils report and site conditions.
02 · Substructure
Slabs on Grade
Slab thickness, reinforcement, and control jointing for the loads and soil the slab actually sits on.
03 · Gravity
Floor & Roof Framing
Joists, rafters, trusses, beams, and posts sized and detailed as a complete gravity load path.
04 · Gravity
Beams, Posts & Headers
Wood, steel, and engineered-lumber members sized for span and load, with bearing and connection detail.
05 · Lateral
Shear Walls & Diaphragms
Lateral resisting system layout, shear wall schedules, and diaphragm design per ASCE 7.
06 · Lateral
Hold-Downs & Connections
Hold-downs, straps, anchor bolts, and connection detailing that completes the load path to the foundation.
How It Works
A complete, buildable load path — drawn, calculated, and stamped.
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Consultation
Free 15-minute call. We scope the work and confirm what the jurisdiction will require.
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Site & Plan Review
We review your site, architectural plans, and any existing drawings or soils report.
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Structural Design
Gravity and lateral design, member sizing, connections, and supporting calculations.
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PE-Stamped Package
Permit-ready structural drawings and calculations, stamped by the engineer who did the work.
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Plan-Check Support
We respond to plan-check comments and issue revisions through approval.
Code Basis
Designed to current code. PE-stamped.
Designed to the current California Building Code and IBC, with loads and seismic design per ASCE 7. Every drawing set and calculation package is stamped by a licensed California PE — the engineer who designs it is the engineer who stamps it.
Scope
What we provide — and what we don’t.
We provide structural engineering only. Architectural design, Title 24 energy, and MEP are handled by your architect or designer — we coordinate with them. We do not perform general contracting and we do not build the work.
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