Structural engineering for load-bearing wall removal in Oakville, Mississauga, Toronto and across Ontario: beam, post and footing design with stamped drawings for your building permit.
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Structural engineering for load-bearing wall removal in Oakville, Mississauga, Toronto and across Ontario: beam, post and footing design with stamped drawings for your building permit.
Opening up a kitchen or creating an open-concept main floor often means removing a load-bearing wall. That wall carries the floors and roof above it, so the load needs a new path down to the foundation: a properly sized beam, posts and footings.
BESTRU Consulting Engineers designs that support and prepares the stamped structural drawings you need for a building permit, so your contractor can open up the space safely.
Only a review of the framing can confirm it, which is why we prefer to start with a site visit.
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Send photos and a short description. Simple cases can sometimes be scoped from photos.
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We review the framing on site. The site visit fee is typically credited to your project when you proceed with us.
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We design the beam, posts and footings and issue stamped drawings, typically within 2 to 3 business days for a typical wall removal.
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Submit the drawings with your permit application, or have us submit it for you. We stay available to support your contractor during construction.
Yes. In Ontario, removing or altering a load-bearing wall requires a building permit from your municipality. The application must include drawings showing the new beam, posts and footings.
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Yes. We coordinate directly with your contractor or designer, and answer their questions during construction.
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No. We’re the engineers: we design the support and prepare the drawings, and your contractor does the work.
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For a typical wall removal, drawings are usually ready within 2 to 3 business days after the site visit.
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It depends on the wall, the span and the loads above. Request a quote and we’ll give you a clear price.
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