Open-Concept Remodel
A San Jose family wanted to merge a compartmentalized kitchen, dining room, and living room into one open great room. Two of the walls slated for removal carried the second floor and roof.
Two bearing walls, one continuous span
Removing the walls meant transferring the second-floor and roof loads across a long clear span with no intermediate support, then carrying the new concentrated point loads down through the existing structure to the foundation.
Sized steel, detailed load path
We calculated the gravity and point loads, then sized a flush steel beam that fits within the existing floor depth so the ceiling stays flat.
New posts and a reinforced load path carry the point loads down to upgraded footings, with connections detailed for a standard framing crew.
The permit set included beam, post, and footing calculations so plan-check and the contractor had everything in one package.
Open plan, no dropped beam, no surprises
The family got the uninterrupted great room they wanted with a concealed beam and a clear path through permitting and construction.
- Bearing walls removed
- 2
- Clear span
- Flush beam
- Drawings
- Permit-ready
Hidden in the floor depth.
Beam, post & footing calcs.