Can You Replace A Load Bearing Wall With Columns. Load bearing walls are placed strategically throughout a home in order to support a second floor or a roof. It unfortunately is load bearing and so i will need a beam, i would prefer an metal i beam but wood is ok too.
Columns strengthen the structure by reducing the beam's span.
Wall is interior between flat 8ft kitchen ceiling and vaulted great room. It is flexible in design as you can shift location of walls. The wall itself may not be a bearing wall but it is hiding a crucial support member. You can likely find this information in the original construction drawings of your.