Opening up a kitchen or living space? Removing a load-bearing wall in New Jersey requires a licensed PE to size the replacement beam and seal the drawings. We calculate the load, design the LVL, steel or timber beam, detail the posts and footings, and deliver the sealed set your municipality needs.
Yes — in New Jersey, removing a load-bearing wall requires sealed structural drawings. We calculate the load path, size the beam (LVL, steel or timber), and detail the bearing posts and footings so it passes review and, more importantly, is safe.
If the wall carries load — floor joists, a roof, or a wall above — yes. New Jersey's construction code requires a licensed engineer's sealed design for the replacement beam. Even walls that look non-structural often carry load, so the first step is confirming what the wall does before anything is cut.
A complete sealed package: the beam size and species/grade, connection and bearing details, the posts down to properly-sized footings, and temporary shoring notes so the wall comes out safely. This is the sealed set your contractor submits to the town.
Book a quick call or send photos and measurements — a NJ-licensed PE gives you a straight quote, usually the same business day.
Book a Call →Removing a load-bearing wall requires a construction permit and sealed structural drawings from a NJ-licensed PE. Non-load-bearing partition removal may be simpler, but confirm which it is first — an evaluation settles it quickly.
It's shorthand for the sealed engineering that sizes the beam replacing a removed wall. We provide the full design — beam, posts and footings — signed and sealed for your town.
Most single-beam wall removals are turned around in a few business days after a site visit or good photos and measurements.
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