Rotted framing, a failing post, spalling concrete — we fix the structure, not just the symptom.
The post under the deck is soft to a screwdriver. A rust stain bleeds through the garage wall where the rebar is swelling. A beam has cracked, a joist sags, the mudsill crumbles when you press it. The house is still standing — but something load-bearing is failing.
Structural problems don't hold still. Dry rot spreads along the grain until a post is a sponge. Corroding rebar expands and spalls the concrete around it — rust never sleeps. A cracked beam sheds its load onto framing that was never meant to carry it. Wait a season and a $4,000 repair becomes a $20,000 tear-out, because the damage has moved into everything the failing member was holding up.
We repair what's structural: rotted framing and mudsills, failing posts, beams, joists, and girders, and spalling or cracked structural concrete. We trace the real load path, replace or reinforce to code, and fix the cause — the water, the drainage, the corrosion — so it doesn't come back. CSLB #917675 (B · C-8). Jose is on every job.
You see the whole scope before any concrete is poured. Nothing hidden, nothing quietly billed mid-project.
The same rhythm whether the job is a $12,000 footing or a $200,000 structural retrofit. Owner on site, same crew, same standards.
Jose probes suspect framing, maps the cracks, and traces where the load actually goes. We find the cause — usually water — not just the visible damage. Written bid in 48 hours.
Where the repair restores or changes structure, we coordinate the engineer's detail and pull the permit. Small like-for-like repairs often don't need one — we tell you which is which.
Temporary shoring carries the load safely before we remove anything structural. Nothing above the repair moves while we work.
Rotted or failed members come out back to sound material. New framing, posts, beams, or reinforcement go in to code and tie cleanly into the existing structure.
Spalled or cracked structural concrete is chipped back, rebar is cleaned or replaced, and the member is patched with structural-grade material or epoxy injection per spec.
We correct the water, drainage, or ventilation that caused it, pass inspection where required, and hand it back better than we found it.
We do structural repair regularly in the cities below — each with its own soil profile, code requirements, and site conditions. Click through for the local context.
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Cosmetic is paint, stucco hairlines, and surface settling. Structural is anything carrying load — posts, beams, joists, mudsills, and the concrete they bear on. Rule of thumb: if a screwdriver sinks into wood, if a concrete crack is wider than 1/8" or has rust bleeding out, or if floors slope and doors bind, get it looked at. The walk-through is free.
Yes — it's core to what we do. We remove rotted framing back to sound wood, replace posts, beams, joists, and mudsills, and fix the water source that caused it (drainage, flashing, ventilation). Rot is a water problem; we treat both.
Concrete fails two common ways: it cracks under load or movement, and its rebar corrodes and expands, spalling the concrete off (rust-jacking). We chip back to sound concrete, clean or replace the rebar, and patch with structural-grade material or epoxy injection — restoring the member, not skimming the surface.
Structural cracks from active settlement are usually a foundation or underpinning question — see those pages. We repair the concrete and framing damage that settlement leaves behind, and if the movement is ongoing we'll tell you it needs to be stabilized first.
For like-for-like repair — replacing a rotted post with the same post — often no. For anything that changes the load path, adds a beam, or removes structure, yes. We coordinate the engineer and permit so the bid matches the drawings.
A single rotted post or a localized concrete patch can be 1–3 days. Beam or girder replacement with shoring, or multi-member framing repair, runs 3–10 days. Access and permit lead time drive the calendar; the bid will be specific.
Free walk-through, written bid within 48 hours, no surprises. The same crew, the same owner — every project, since 1998.
