A small framing operation working out of Muir Avenue, Cutting Edge Carpentry handles residential rough carpentry and structural framing on remodel, addition, and ground-up projects across OB, Point Loma, and Bay Park. Framing scopes typically follow stamped engineering and floor plans developed with firms such as HGW Architecture, since structural sheathing, shear-wall layout, and rafter cuts have to match the engineer's nailing schedule and Simpson Strong-Tie hardware schedule. Day-rate work runs heavy on second-story additions over existing slab foundations and dormer pop-ups on the postwar OB bungalows north of West Point Loma Boulevard, where new ridge beams have to tie into existing ceiling joists without compromising the original framing. Once frame and sheathing pass inspection, finish trades step in — including interior and exterior repaints from crews like Bulman Painting after siding, trim, and exterior weather barrier are buttoned up. The most complex work involves seismic retrofits on pre-1950 OB cottages with cripple-wall foundations, where the crew has to sister joists, anchor sill plates with new 5/8-inch foundation bolts, and frame in plywood shear panels to bring the structure to current California Building Code lateral standards before drywall can be reinstalled.