Load Bearing Wall Remodels - POST pics & thoughts
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Question: Load bearing walls and poured-wall basement
Comments (12)building off of what renovator said, if you have load bearing walls on the first floor, you need to align structure below them in the basement. This can be beams or walls. Frame walls will be your cheapest option in most cases. However if you do not want a wall there, then price is not always the driving factor. However if you are a single story plus a basement, you shouldn't have too many first floor interior bearing walls. If you use steel or LVL beams, they must be sized to carry the first floor load as well as the loads placed on the first floor (2nd floor and possibly roof loads). As you can guess, this can make wood beams, even built up, quite deep. Steel might be your best bet here if you have longer spans between columns in your basement to keep head room heights at ideal levels. I tend to disagree with the claim in wood costing more then steel. Steel will cost more then wood in most cases. The post can be hidden inside walls (why would you do this? save the money and make the wall bearing! unless of course you have a very high point load) or they can be boxed out and made decorative. I joists should actually be cheaper then a floor truss, but typically cost a little more then solid 2x8-12 framing. However IMO, I joists are far superior. They can be had in very long spans so they can lay a continuous 30'+ joist across your load bearing beams/walls and allow for straighter and faster construction. Also, depending on the depth of them and the spacing, they can easily clear span 20'+. Plus they are a "greener" product. Trusses will cost more, but the benefit you have there is the web openings to allow easy smaller duct runs and electrical access....See MoreLoad-Bearing? PICS!
Comments (4)Yes, that's a case where it would be load bearing, but that's not to say that the absence of joists ending at it, or overlapping on top of it, would mean it's not load bearing. It's not always so simple as that, which is why the 'is this load bearing?' question rarely gets a straight, definitive answer on this forum. Odds are you're fine in this case, but no one can promise anything based on what you've shown....See MoreLoad bearing post???
Comments (2)I am remodeling a double wide myself, previous owner removed a kitchen island/ cabinets and now there is a swag in the ceiling/roof. So be careful! Loadbearing is questionable in all of them....See MoreThoughts on if this is a load bearing post?
Comments (5)This post is in a very odd place. It is doubtful, that someone put it there because, they wanted it to be there. There has to be a reason, and the only one that can answer that is a structural engineer or a top notch contractor....See Morebacin0
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