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Couple of more before and after

Heres a fews pics of the project. Its coming along slow but nice. Most work is done after my real job and weekends. I have a bunch of pics of the whole job. I went with a tripled up 2x10. It spans 6ft. One end the load goes down to the foundation with 2x6 studs. The other end goes into a new...

The front part of my house under my living room and hall is supported by a 5x10 that spans 12.5'. The loadbearing wall above this is about 14" off center from the girder. This wall has a 8ft opening in it from when the house was build. This wall just supported by the joists.

Thanks for the info. The roof is 2 sides pitch down to the sides of the house that the 18' joists go to. Theres nothing in the attic that supports the roof. Its wide open from front to back. Only thing there is the chimney. I added to knee walls and sheet rock. Theres a small floor bed a tv and...

Floor joist are 2x8 16" on center. The girder is a 4x10 thats supported by the foundation on one end a brick column thats part of the chimney on the other end. The girder span is 8.5' and it runs almost directly under this wall. The wall is about 6" off centered over this beam. One end of the...

Hello, I'm working on a kitchen dining room remodel. I would like to open a wall between them about 7ft. This wall is loadbearing. I'll give some info on my house. 1915 balloon framing 2story house with a small attic that's converted into a loft bedroom. You can only stand up in the middle of...