Brentwood, TN · FramingStructural Framing in Brentwood, TN

Framing is the skeleton of a building, and every trade that follows works from it. Cabinets hang only as straight as the wall behind them, tile survives only on a floor that stays level and stiff, and a roof plane that waves shows from the street for as long as the house stands. That is why framing rewards care over speed. It is also the stage where structural decisions become permanent, so the loads have to be traced correctly before the first stud goes up.

Most framing work on an established Brentwood home means altering a structure someone else built. Houses from the 1970s and 1980s were often framed with dimensional lumber and site-built rafters, while many from the 1990s and 2000s rely on engineered roof trusses and floor joists that cannot be cut or notched without an engineer’s direction. Opening a wall, raising a ceiling or tying an addition into the roof starts with knowing which system you have and how its loads travel down to the foundation.

JACCO handles framing for additions, porch and roof structures, and interior wall changes. That includes headers and beams sized for the opening, posts carried down to proper footings, sheathing, blocking for cabinets and grab bars, and the small details that make later trades go smoothly. When rot or insect damage turns up inside an old wall, as it sometimes does beneath leaky windows and door sills, the damaged members are replaced rather than covered over.