Real numbers, before you commit.
What structural work actually costs in metro Atlanta, what drives the price, and how to tell whether a bid is complete. Written by the crew doing the work, not by a lead-generation site.
What it costs to remove a load-bearing wall
Full 2026 breakdown for metro Atlanta — beam, engineering, permits, shoring, point loads and footings. Plus why the beam is almost never the expensive part.
Is my wall load-bearing?
Five checks you can do yourself with a flashlight and a tape measure, the walls that fool people, and the four situations where you should stop and call somebody.
LVL vs steel beam
Most homeowners arrive convinced they need steel. Usually they do not. The honest comparison — cost, depth, install, and when steel is genuinely right.
What framing a home addition costs
Cost per square foot, ground-floor vs second-story, what is in a framing package, and why the tie-in to your existing house drives the number.
Want the vocabulary first? Framing 101 covers every member in your walls in plain English — thirteen short pages, no sales pitch.
Open Framing 101Ranges only go so far.
Send photos or plans and we will price your actual project — line by line, usually within five business days.
Need the whole project built — not just framed?
The Framing Crew is the structural division of Bitwood Build, a full-service Atlanta general contractor. If your project needs design, permitting, mechanicals, insulation, drywall, trim, and finishes on top of the frame, one call covers all of it — the same crew standard, one point of accountability, one schedule.
- Whole-home remodels
- Kitchen & bathroom remodels
- Home additions, turn-key
- Basement renovations
- New residential construction
- Home renovations & restorations