Questions tagged [load-bearing]
A load bearing wall supports the structure above it, and thus cannot be removed without replacing that support. Use with the [walls] tag
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What size/type of window header beam do I need?
I'm looking for some help specifying the type and dimensions of a new window header. The biggest complicating issue is that I only have 7.25" of depth to use for the new header.
The goal is to ...
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Load bearing or not?
This closet didn’t seem to match the beam in the attic so I didn’t think it was load bearing. However it has this huge header pictured. Any advice on how to remove this closet or is it better not to ...
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Scabbing joists
I wanted to remove a load-bearing wall and when I opened it up, I learned that the wall is on top of the basement ceiling joists, one foot away from the steel beam. The structure engineer suggested ...
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Drilled vertically through LVL
I made an absolute fool of myself and drilled a 3/4" hole vertically through Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) when trying to run wires into an attic above an 30" wide exterior window. I ...
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How thick of an arched concrete slab needed for root cellar roof
We are building a 6' x 6' root cellar with a dirt floor and concrete block walls. The walls will be on 16"w x 12"d concrete footings and 1/2" vertical rebar every 3rd hole. (~24" ...
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Working Load of 4x6 Pressure Treated
Adding a shed roof to my building that will have rafters 16" on center.
How can I find the working load of a 4x6 pressure treated beam that is supported by 4x4 posts 10' on center? I will also ...
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Load bearing wall removal
Looking to remove a portion of the wall the leads into our garage to extend our dining area.
The wall sits ontop of the block foundation but parallel to the roof joists on a hip roof
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Cabinet containing oven in center of kitchen, possibly load-bearing?
I bought this house back in 2017 and the layout of the kitchen has driven me mad ever since. I've attempted to look this layout up online but to no avail.
Basically, the cabinet that contains my oven ...
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How to best fill gap and sister ceiling joist unsupported
I am trying to remove a door at a 45 degree angle and make it 90. After pulling back the insulation I see that they used the 45 degree wall to hold up a really bad sister joint for 8" joists. ...
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Drilling through load bearing wall diagonally
I am familiar with the code requirements for drilling holes through studs in walls, whether they be loadbearing or non-loadbearing.
My question is, does it matter if the holes are drilled diagonally ...
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Wanting to put open railing on stairs but framers seem to have made the banister load bearing. Is this going to be hard to change?
Our home is in framing phase but we didn’t get to choose finishes. They are framing it for an enclosed wall staircase but I want to change it to railing as soon as I move I. However, the framing ...
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Need advice on replacing a load bearing steel column/ post
In the 1960’s my house was remodeled. A load bearing wall was removed and replaced with an I beam. Eventually, I will be rebuilding the former wall to load bearing specs again, but also leaving the I ...
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Freestanding Pantry removal walls, Load bearing?
I have no floor plans for the home. This is a single story, non-basement home. It was built with a freestanding pantry in the middle of the room. Naturally we want to open it to increase traffic flow ...
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Temporary support for exterior wall header when joist are parallel to wall
I am trying to figure out how to support an exterior basement wall while removing a 5' window header and replacing with a wider 6'door header. This is a basement with one floor above. The floor ...
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Will a cantilevered 4x6 support a swing?
I built a simple swing set for my toddler daughter. I just want to make sure that the beam can hold up for the two swings. I have two 6x6x12 post set 3 ft deep at 23 inch apart for a slide. Than I ...
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DIY Solarium / Four Seasons Room - Project Planning Advice
I am located in Columbus, Ohio. I currently rent, but I am planning on buying a house in the next two years, and I want to get started on planning for this project. My wife is a houseplant enthusiast, ...
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Should I be concerned with the condition of the bearing end for this lintel?
Having stripped back the wallpaper in our living room in preparation for a re-skim of plaster, we have discovered a door which we didn't know existed, right next to the door into the living room from ...
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How to Move a Doorway in a Load Bearing Wall?
This is my first remodel attempt and I would like to create a doorway between a bedroom and a walk-in closet. The existing wall between the two rooms is a load-bearing wall. After removing the ...
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Moving kitchen opposite bathroom
Initially I wanted to convert the flat to a one bedroom, but it doesn't seem feasible due to lack of fire escape route from what would have been the bedroom (flat is higher than 4.5m from the ground).....
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Load bearing capacity of 2x6's for diy lifting cage
I want to build a custom power rack to safely perform heavy barbell exercises in my home. Commercial racks are too tall for my basement.
Others have done this before: http://www.home-gym-bodybuilding....
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Is this wall load bearing
wish to tear the wall between kitchen and dinning (orange arrow). Not sure if it is load bearing.
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Trying to determine safe header span for clear opening on existing remodel
I have a house which has a footprint of roughly 40 feet long and 24 feet wide. On the side in question, one of the 24' sides, there is an existing 4 panel glass door system in place. This room has 10' ...
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Any issues with tearing down this closet to open up some space in our mudroom?
we are wanting to take down this closet, and put in some custom locker cabinets instead for our mudroom entry since it is pretty cramped.
First and most important, I assume this wall isn't load ...
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Maximum bore & space between bore on load bearing top plate?
I'm installing a structured media cabinet during an under stair closet renovation. Closet is on first floor, wall is load bearing, and also has fire blocking since it's connected to the stairs in a ...
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Should this severed wall stud be repaired, and if so, how?
We hired a plumber to fix a corroded gas valve in the kitchen. The valve was difficult to get to, and there was an existing pipe in the way, so they had to hack a chunk out of the cabinet and ...
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How best to shift weight of small load bearing wall section
I know, everyone's favorite topic from homeowners, load-bearing walls.
Long story short, I've attached sketches of current situation and preferred situation. My wife really wants it gone (and replaced ...
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Would my wall be load bearing?
I have a room which is 210 inches x 144 inches.
There is a wall 4 feet from the left hand wall which is the one that is 144 inches. So 48 inches into the 210 inch wall. Which used to be a very tiny ...
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Thoughts on being load bearing?
I was almost certain that this wall wasn't load bearing. Both the floor joists above, and joists below in the basement run parallel with the wall. There isn't another wall directly above, and no ...
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load bearing wall above closet?
EDITED after demolition, I went back into the attach to pinpoint the exact ceiling 2x4 (I can see between the drywall gaps to the bedroom below). Now I have more reason to believe it's load bearing...
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Will my floor hold a wood-fired oven?
I want to add a wood-fired oven to my house. The room that I want to use was added on about 15 years ago and it's constructed on CMUs. The floor joists are 2x10 spanning 14' doubled up at 12" ...
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Structural engineering: Can these studs be removed from a load bearing wall?
I have a load bearing wall and I want to remove a few studs to create an opening. The three studs have beams around them (top, bottom, and sides). I don't plan to mess with the beams at all. Does it ...
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Calculating the load limits of dimensional lumber and a custom beam
As I build things, how / where can I look up the approximate load values for a “beam” made of dimensional lumber?
E.g.
What is the max it can hold if it’s in a joist orientation (sideways with the ...
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Floating shelf limits
I have a 12 foot tall alcove section that I would like to use to install a total of 3 or 4 floating shelves made of pine (each shelf 42 inches long, 12 inch deep, 2.5 inch thick). I have a total of 3 ...
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Cutting/drilling sole plate on load bearing wall
I’m starting to remodel my bathroom. It’s the only one in the house and it’s very small. 5’x6’ so to help save room I bought a concealed tank toilet. I didn’t do my home work and thought the tank ran ...
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White Pine load bearing capacity
How much load can a 4 x 6 solid white pine support on an 8ft span (anchored a both ends)
The normal snow load in this area is 125psf.
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Is this a load-bearing wall seen on this architectural building plan?
Hello community!
I wanted to ask if anyone could assist in figuring out whether this wall is load-bearing based on this architectural building plan?? This wall is currently the back of a reach-in ...
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Is it important that the framer add extra plate to the floor instead of putting the load bearing stud directly on the plywood?
I brought a licensed contractor to reframe the kitchen door, expand the laundry closet into a nook, and remove some of the studs to eliminate a linen closet.
First, they did a very bad job, cutting ...
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Sizing beam/header for planned 12' opening
I am trying to figure out what sized beam I will need to support the load when opening up the center wall in my home.
This opening currently exists, but is only 6ft wide. I am looking it expand that ...
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Can I drill a 6” hole in my i-joist (not load bearing)?
Hi I am in the process of installing a range hood in my basement and I need to snake the 6” vent through a I-joist to get it to a place where I can drill it out through the rim joist. The question I ...
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Type of beam to use as a header
We're building a new duck coop so I've been playing around with some ideas. Here's my current design:
The wooden beams are 8x8" beams that are 8 feet tall. They'll be anchored into the ...
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Cutting doorway into load bearing wall above empty room
I opened up a load bearing wall in the 2nd floor to add a doorway and found strange framing and studs. The wall is right above where the opening for the room is shown in this picture where the ceiling ...
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Load bearing wall
Can anyone tell me if the pointed walls are load bearing wall. Is there a way to tall from the blueprint ?
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Floor Weight Question for Aquarium
I am building a reef tank in my living room, it's in the corner of the house, and as you can see from the drawing, it is sitting on 5-floor joists. The house is less than 10 years old and the joists ...
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Need help to determine if load bearing wall and or how to fix
[![enter image description here][2]][2]I am remodeling my upstairs bathroom and removed the shower pan and floor was rotted. The plywood extends under the wall into my bedroom. My question is how can ...
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Support for enlarged opening for new doors
I’m considering enlarging an entry door (to the outside) from a single door to double doors (rough opening basically enlarged from 35” to 70”). It’s a two story brick house on field stone foundation (...
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Design for an outdoor swing to hold at least 300lbs
I am trying to build a super strong swing for my big kids and adults to use. I know it's preferable, but I would like to avoid an A-frame design because I just don't like the look.
If I sink two 6&...
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What kind of load can an aluminium split batten system support
I am looking at ways to attach a large (2.4m) and heavy (25kg) bookshelf to a wall.
The bookshelf has two tiers. Assuming books weigh about 30kg per metre, when full this bookshelf might weigh 169kg.
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Building a load bearing wall
We had a modular home set over a full basement. Steel floor jacks are lined down the center of the basement to support the house weight.
We would like to begin to finish the basement and want to ...
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Installing new basement post to support first floor post
I am opening a first floor load bearing wall 15 feet wide . This wall sits one foot off from the basement center steel beam, with 2x10 joists 16" on center.
The engineer has specified the first ...
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Add a door to a basement load bearing wall
I am finishing my basement in a 1960 home, and a doorway is in an awkward place. I want to add an additional 36” doorway in a load-bearing wall that sits atop a ridge footing that is 5” above the ...
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