Same wall-check thinking, property-specific assessment, same one-engineer-does-everything approach as St. Louis. The engineer holds an active Professional Engineer license in Illinois — the only thing that changes by address is drive time.
Three products, available anywhere in Illinois, same pricing as St. Louis.
Is it structural or not. The engineer reads joist bearing, what's stacked above, and what's supporting below, then gives you the answer on site. Written confirmation next day.
Beam sizing, post and bearing details, footing verification, temporary shoring plan. Everything your permit office and your contractor need, in one sealed package.
Closeout letter confirming the beam went in per the detail. Also covers after-the-fact evaluation when a previous owner opened a wall without paperwork.
Illinois is outside the no-travel core. That changes the logistics, not the standard.
You still get a real reply within one business day. The engineer batches trips into Illinois when there’s enough work to justify the drive, and travel gets quoted up front, before anything’s booked — so nothing shows up on the invoice as a surprise. If a local engineer would genuinely serve you better, that’s what you’ll hear instead.
The exception: the Metro East counties — Madison, St. Clair, and Monroe sit inside the core metro area, no travel charge, usual 3-business-day scheduling. The rest of Illinois runs on the batched schedule above. See the full coverage breakdown.
16 cities with active coverage. Not on the list? Call anyway — the PE license covers the whole state either way.
An engineer stands in your Illinois house, reads the load path, and tells you straight: this wall goes, or this wall stays and here's what it costs to open it anyway.
Is It Load Bearing is the residential-structural arm of Scapular Engineering, LLC. The same PE seals load-bearing letters here, manufactured-home certifications at Midwest MFG Inspection, and aluminum-wiring certs at STL Alumiconn. One license, one $2M policy, one phone number.
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