Also because these homes are considered older and have settled, some of the non-bearing walls can actually be supporting other walls. I also have columns in my basement giving me more of an indication where extra load bearing walls were needed. (in my case someone cut into the load bearing joist in the basement and I had to replace it with a steel beam) Steps are certainly sound in structure but should no way be considered as "load bearing".
Also if your home is above the Mill creek, I would doubly check ALL walls and foundation. Certainly, load bearing only applies if the foundation is secure too! :) Dan Myers On 1/27/07, Dan Widyono <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> My home, for example does have a bearing wall that is neither > the shared wall of my twin or the outside wall. Ibid, only because there is a stairwell and so the middle wall bears most of the load. The stairwell isn't cut into the ceiling of the third floor however (no stairs to the crawlspace above), so the third floor wall is not load-bearing (as confirmed by peeking in the crawlspace and seeing 2x8 joists run the full width of the twin). Dan W. ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
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