Price the framing package for a new home, ADU, addition, or garage by square footage, stories, roof shape, and wall height — at Bay Area 2026 labor and material rates.
Every result is a planning estimate, not a quote or an engineering determination. Real pricing depends on soil conditions, access, existing structure, engineering requirements, and your jurisdiction’s current fee schedule. For structural questions we coordinate with a licensed engineer — we do not perform engineering ourselves. Get a site-specific estimate before committing to a budget.
Framing is priced per square foot because that is how the labor scales, but the multipliers matter more than most owners expect. A second story does not just double the framing — it adds a floor system, stair framing, scaffolding, more crane or lift time, and a harder day for the crew moving material up. A hip roof has no gable ends but every rafter is a compound cut. A complex multi-gable roof with dormers and valleys can take twice the layout time of a straight gable covering the same area.
Bay Area framing also carries seismic requirements that lighter-code regions do not. Shear wall schedules, hold-downs, anchor bolts, straps, and nailing patterns are all called out on the structural sheets and inspected before anything gets covered. That hardware and the labor to install it correctly are real cost, and it is not the place to shop for the cheapest bid.
Framing starts once the foundation has cured and passed inspection, and it usually runs two to six weeks depending on size and complexity. The framing inspection has to pass before insulation and drywall, so anything the inspector flags stops the trades behind you. Clean plans, correct hardware, and a framer who reads the structural sheets rather than guessing is what keeps that schedule intact.
We frame the structures we pour. See home and ADU framing, or start upstream with ADU foundations. For structural questions we coordinate with your licensed engineer rather than making the call ourselves.
No. Framing starts on top of a finished, inspected foundation. Use the Foundation Cost Calculator for that portion, and remember that plumbing, electrical, HVAC, insulation, drywall, roofing, windows, siding, and finishes are all separate line items on top of both.
Tie-in work. An addition means opening up existing walls and roof, shoring what stays, matching floor and roof planes that are rarely level or square after decades of settling, and working around a house someone is living in. That is slower, more skilled work than framing an open lot.
Prefabricated roof trusses usually cost less in labor and go up faster, but they need a crane and lock in the ceiling shape. Stick framing costs more in labor and gives you vaulted ceilings, attic storage, and easier field changes. Which one wins depends on the roof design and the site.
Treat any framing number older than about 90 days as stale. Lumber pricing moves, and Bay Area crew availability swings with the season. We re-price from current supplier quotes when we put a real number in front of you.
Tell us what you're building — a new home, an ADU, an addition — and we'll get back to you with next steps, usually within one business day.
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