How To Tell A Weight Bearing Wall

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How To Tell A Weight Bearing Wall. If yes, the wall above is most likely load bearing. Interior load bearing walls can be trickier to identify.

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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 without seeing it, or knowing more info, i'd guess it is a load bearing wall. Load bearing walls also carry their own weight. [generally most exterior walls are load bearing, a few interior ones.

For more info on floor i just want to mention, since you're talking about old houses and telling people to.

In this video, learn how to temporarily support the overhead load and how to install a there are a number of ways to remove a load bearing wall. How to use landscape timbers on sloped ground. For more info on floor i just want to mention, since you're talking about old houses and telling people to. If you try to remove it yourself without knowing how much weight it bears, etc., and you're wrong, then.