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 separating my dining room and living room. The wall that meets the stairs will become a half wall and the other side of the wall will be complete removed. This wall currently has an archway in it, that is about 6 ft wide and the plaster is beginning to crack, if that makes a difference.
I'm almost certain this is not a load-bearing wall since all of the joists carry the load back to the exterior brick walls. The roof is also a flat roof and has the load carried the same way as the first and second floor. I've checked the basement and all of the joists run just as described. The wall in question is also quite shakey, if I rock back and forth with it.
Am I safe to remove the wall?
Thanks.
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 separating my dining room and living room. The wall that meets the stairs will become a half wall and the other side of the wall will be complete removed. This wall currently has an archway in it, that is about 6 ft wide and the plaster is beginning to crack, if that makes a difference.
I'm almost certain this is not a load-bearing wall since all of the joists carry the load back to the exterior brick walls. The roof is also a flat roof and has the load carried the same way as the first and second floor. I've checked the basement and all of the joists run just as described. The wall in question is also quite shakey, if I rock back and forth with it.
Am I safe to remove the wall?
Thanks.
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