Can A Half Wall With Spindles Be Load Bearing. You will see a wall supporting perpendicular joists. My wife and i recently purchased this home and would like to remove the spindles on the half wall because they date the house, among other things :) the only problem is we are not sure if they are load bearing or not.
This can be simply the floor, roof or the top half of the same wall you are working on.
Let's go over how to tell if a if you remove a load bearing wall without replacing it with the proper supports, you remove a vital part of the structural system working to keep your home. One way thing that i am looking to do is remove these spindles from the entry way. The wall is on the 1st floor, runs lengthwise to the house and is about in the middle of the house, but it doesn't travel the entire length of the house. If your intention is to confirm if a wall is load bearing you should speak to a structural engineer who undertakes this work.