Lic #1007864 · Santa Clara County · Structural

Commercial & Residential Structural Framingin Palo Alto, CA.

Load-bearing walls, additions, and seismic-smart structural framing engineered for California.

Premier residential renovations and ADU construction for Professorville estates, tech-founder homes, and Stanford-adjacent properties.

JMG frames room additions, ADU shells, and open-concept structural conversions with engineered lumber, steel, and hold-down systems that satisfy the strictest Bay Area building departments.

In Palo Alto and across Santa Clara County, JMG delivers framing under California Contractor's License #1007864 — permitted, inspected, and personally overseen by owner Jerry Guinn. Every structural modification is permitted, engineered, and inspected — protecting both your investment and your family's safety in earthquake country.

Palo Alto's Development Services center on Hamilton Avenue runs one of the Bay Area's most detailed review processes — and Professorville or Downtown North projects can trigger historic review. Eichler and mid-century homes get period-correct detailing; new work gets full Title 24 energy coordination. JMG handles the paperwork so your schedule survives it.

What's included in Palo Alto

Load-bearing wall removal
Room additions & second stories
Steel & engineered lumber
Seismic retrofitting & shear walls
Window & door openings
ADU & garage shell framing

Recent framing work

Commercial & Residential Structural Framing project by JMG Construction in Palo Alto, CA
Commercial & Residential Structural Framing project by JMG Construction in Palo Alto, CA
Commercial & Residential Structural Framing project by JMG Construction in Palo Alto, CA

The process in Palo Alto

01

Private Consultation

Walk the property with owner Jerry Guinn. Honest scope, realistic timeline, and a written line-item estimate — free.

02

Design & 3D Rendering

See the finished project in photorealistic 3D before a single wall comes down. Finishes get locked before demo day.

03

Permits, Handled

Plans, submittals, corrections, and city or county coordination under CA License #1007864. You sign — we run the process.

04

Build & Final Inspection

Sixteen in-house trades on one schedule, one accountable owner. Inspection passed, walkthrough done, keys in hand.

Framing in Palo Alto — FAQ

Yes — structural repairs, sistering joists, replacing undersized headers, and shear-wall corrections, engineered where required. We shore, repair, and inspect in sequence.

Framing · Palo Alto

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California Contractor's License #1007864 · Licensed & Insured