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 the attic and its about 12' wide. The house is 18' wide and 25 deep. 2 sided roof pitched to outside walls with no roof support in the attic. The wall is on the 1st floor it already has a 30'' doorway in it. This wall runs almost directly over the main girder and has a second floor wall almost directly over it that runs the same way. Above this wall is a 5x7 bathroom and a10x10 bedroom. My 1st and second floor almost mirror each other with the room lay out. 1st floor has a 7x12 kitchen and a 10x10 dining groom My floor joists are 18' 2x8 full length and run directly over this wall. I'd really like to recesses this into ceiling but under the joist is ok too. I've had a few people tell me a tripled up 2x12 should be fine for up to 8' length. I was also told I could go with a 3.5"x11.25" 2.0E LVL for up to 10'. Any more opinions would be appreciated.
Thanks
Robert
Thanks
Robert