Recent content by MickChuckB

I stopped by my house on lunch and measured the rafters. Much to my dismay, they are 2x6s. It seemed to be a foregone conclusion that they should not be supporting any additional weight so I'm not all that deterred. It seems evident that a beam will need to be installed (assuming any of this...

Ha, don't worry Neal. I'm merely looking to be aimed in the right direction. I wasn't planning on taking information from a message board and pretending I'm some kind of expert. I intend to bring in a pro at some point, but as someone who works somewhat in the construction industry I understand...

Hey Bridgeman, I realized how confusing the post was after Neal replied but he seemed to fill in the blanks quite nicely. When I made that little stick drawing in MS Paint, I didn't show the knee wall. The drawing is shown as viewed from the same angle as the picture so that may alleviate some...

Thanks for the advice, Neal. There is actually another wall directly beneath this but even the suggestion that this is load-bearing makes me cringe. It really kills me that this house was designed this way as its about 200sq ft of unused space even after accounting for lost space behind where I...

I bought 2 story home (built circa 1972) in March in need of some work. Structurally sound, move-in ready, but in need of plenty of touch work and plenty to be updated/renovated. There are six rooms upstairs, 2 regular finished bedrooms, 2 full size bathrooms (one fully renovated by previous...