How To Tell A Bearing Wall

But if you follow my video you'll get a better idea if it is.

How To Tell A Bearing Wall. How to i tell whether or not that it s a load bearing wall that would require more work to shore up? However, there are cases where a bearing wall is parallel to the joists.

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I want to remove a wall but i need to know if the wall is load bearing but i don't know how to tell. I want to tear it half of it out and either put in a picture window or a spindle wall. How can i tell from this blueprint if it is a load bearing wall?

In this example, the central walls on both floors are bearing.

I have an older style house built in the 60's. Never take the direction of the floorboards as an indication of how the joists below may run. You'll want to take into account any remodeling that has occurred to the home after it was originally built. The easiest thing is to observe the position or location of the wall.