I have recently bought a home in which there is a wall at right at the entrance of the foyer. Is there any way to tell if it is a load-bearing wall? I just want to get rid of it.
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1Possible duplicate Are there ways to determine if a wall is load bearing? – BMitch♦ Dec 30 '13 at 12:45
I'd say it's almost certainly load bearing for one simple reason.
You've got what appears to be a beam running over the opening from the dining room to the hallway, and you don't have one going into the kitchen.
The fact that your dining/hall opening isn't floor to ceiling suggests strongly that the beam is running across that opening, which means it's running the depth of the house.
answered Dec 30 '13 at 14:07
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Hi @Greebo, In this situation what is the best way to remove this type of wall ? – David Dec 30 '13 at 16:03
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1@David That's a great question, and you should ask it as such. Better than trying to hash it out in a comment discussion here. Thanks. – Robert Cartaino Dec 30 '13 at 16:55
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Indeed. I'm not going to try to answer that question in comments. – The Evil Greebo Dec 30 '13 at 18:04
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@ Greebo, I am writing another question for it. Thanks for answering this. – David Dec 30 '13 at 21:01
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