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Thanks Slow! nealtw, all the plumbing for the upstairs bathroom is between the kitchen and dining room. I've redone some of the plumbing, to fix things the previous owners did poorly, so I've got a good idea of where all of the supply and drain lines are. Definitely no plumbing in the walls...

Thanks for the input everyone! Me and my wife decided on the opening look, like slownsteady suggested. Once I open up the portions of the walls, I will frame it out and then trim it to match the rest of the trim. Appreciate everyones input! Will post pics in a few weeks when it's all done.

Thanks! Start with the ceiling on the side of stairs or on the other side of the wall? And am I looking for a beam in the wall itself like a header or a double joist above the wall?

Here's a picture of the point where the opening is tied into the 2nd story joists. It is 48" from the wall in question.

Pic of where joist is

Here are a couple pics. One of the wall in question and the other of where the double joist is ( it's where in pointing).

I will take a look when I get home from work and report back.

I redid my flooring on the second floor and their is a double joist at the top of the stairs and another like you described on the open side of the stair case. I'll look into my basement ceiling now to see what the bottom end of the stairs are supported by. I don't think any of this makes a...

Thanks! The stairs run perpendicular to the floor joists. One side of the stairs is up against an exterior wall and the other is open to the dining room. The wall in question, blocks the view of the stairs if you were at the bottom of the staircase.

Hi All, First time posting here. I recently bought a load-bearing brick house. Meaning the floor joists all run a 14ft span and are resting on the bricks, in pockets. The joists are 16" on center and all run perpendicular to the brick walls they rest on. I want to remove the wall...