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Load Bearing Wall Question
Posted on 5/22/21 at 12:11 pm
Posted on 5/22/21 at 12:11 pm
I recently bought a house built in the 80's and the wife wants to open it up a bit. The wall in question is on the first floor and has a double door in it. I checked above the door and there's no header just standard stud spacing. Is this a good indication that this isnt a LBW?
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Posted on 5/22/21 at 12:47 pm to Agrippa
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This post was edited on 10/18/21 at 10:27 pm
Posted on 5/22/21 at 1:18 pm to Agrippa
just cut a hole in the ceiling
if the wall is supporting trusses you know
if the wall is supporting trusses you know
Posted on 5/22/21 at 1:22 pm to Agrippa
Probably, but you'll be able to tell for sure by the ceiling framing.
Posted on 5/22/21 at 5:29 pm to junkfunky
How wide is the house? Do the trusses run front to back? Is that wall under those trusses front to back? Parallel ?
Building codes had changed and required the trusses to span the entire width .... un supported. However ...it is always best to check first before taking down walls.
What is on the roof? Tile? No way in the world would I remove walls without a structural engineer looking.
Building codes had changed and required the trusses to span the entire width .... un supported. However ...it is always best to check first before taking down walls.
What is on the roof? Tile? No way in the world would I remove walls without a structural engineer looking.
Posted on 5/23/21 at 9:32 pm to Agrippa
Get a stud finder and determine if the ceiling joists are running parallel or perpendicular to the wall.
If perpendicular, then it is load bearing
If perpendicular, then it is load bearing
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