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1st floor walls load bearing.
If the wall in question is on the first floor and you have access to the crawlspace look to see if there are piers or girders underneath the wall.
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How second floor walls are supported floor framing.
The load bearing walls are the ones that beams or joists rest on usually at least 2 of the outer walls.
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.
Find out how to tell if a wall is load bearing or not.
Know one wants to knock down a load bearing wall.
Some are some are not.
In this article we are going to provide you with at least six different ways you can frame a floor for a wall that is going to be above it whether it s a basement first floor or multiple floor building this particular building wall here is running perpendicular to the floor joist and is supported by each floor joist this is an.
Load bearing walls support the weight of a floor or roof structure above and are so named because they bear a load.