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CADY HANDYMAN SERVICES
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Serving Cokato, MN and surrounding areas

In business since 1992

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Emergency services offered

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Our experiences with Cady's Handyman Services have been excellent.  They are professional, very neat and overall just plain great.  There was nothing to be disappointed with so I give them a strong A+.
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Sears Home Improvement Products
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Serving Cokato, MN and surrounding areas

In business since 1886

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"The work was completed on time in a very timely manner. Clean up after the job was done very professionally. Over all it was a very good job with very good quality.
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Aurora Engineering LLC
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Serving Cokato, MN and surrounding areas

In business since 2011

Emergency services offered

Small jobs welcome

"Tom Webber offers creative and cost-effective residential structural solutions; and that is why I use him on a weekly basis in my business."
Response time20 mins
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Sandman Structural Engineers
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Serving Cokato, MN and surrounding areas

In business since 2005

Credit card accepted

Offers commercial services

Sandman Structural Engineers is committed to excellence in every aspect of our business. We uphold a standard of integrity bound by fairness, honesty, and personal responsibility. Our distinction is the quality of service we bring to our customers. Accurate knowledge of our trade combined with ability is what makes us true professionals. Above all, we are watchful of our customers interests, and make their concerns the basis of our business.

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Structural Engineering questions, answered by experts

In framing, studs are placed at 16-inch intervals to coincide with the typical spacing of wall materials such as drywall or plywood. This spacing is called "on-center" and is necessary for maintaining structural stability and efficient use of materials. The 16-inch spacing also helps to distribute the weight evenly across the building's structure. For those looking to cut material costs and improve energy efficiency, 24-inch stud spacing can be employed through a method called "advanced framing". This requires careful planning and adherence to local building codes to ensure structural integrity.

Structural engineers typically conduct inspections during a home sale or renovation, looking for signs of structural damage in various structures throughout the building, such as load-bearing walls, joists, beams, roofing trusses, foundations, and chimneys. Some of the warning signs that structural engineers check for include:

  • Dry rot

  • Infestation

  • Shifting or cracking foundations

  • Erosion

  • Water damage

  • Sagging, shifting, or damaged walls, ceilings, or roofing support

The easiest way to tell if a wall is load bearing is to check if it’s an exterior wall or if it runs perpendicular to the joists above and below it (or parallel to beams). Exterior walls are almost always load-bearing, and walls that run under beams or parallel to them are also usually load-bearing. There are exceptions to these rules, and walls that don’t fit into these categories can still be load-bearing. If you’re unsure, hire a structural engineer to look at your home to assess whether or not the wall is structural.

Indications include cracks in walls, uneven floors, and sticking doors or windows that suggest foundation movements.

Yes, you can put a doorway in a structural wall; in fact, most exterior doors are set into structural walls. The project is a little more challenging than installing a door in a non-load-bearing wall because you need a structural engineer to assess the wall and make sure it’s safe to create a wall opening. Your engineer’s report will include instructions for your contractor on how and where to install additional supports, like steel headers above the door, to distribute the weight above to the wall on either side of the door.

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