Before starting demolition, how can you tell if a house wall is structural or not?

10 Comments

1. tonyinspain says:

   February 27, 2010 at 1:33 pm

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2. Tutto Bene says:

   March 2, 2010 at 6:50 am

   If there are no visible cracks in the drywall wall and ceiling it is probably sound, check to see if door jambs and window jambs are plumb and true, if they are then there hasn’t been any shifting
3. stedyedy says:

   March 2, 2010 at 11:48 pm

   If you do not understand the load bearing structure of a building you are at high risk in what you are doing. You should get more understanding of these systems than you will get on this forum. Ask a contractor.
4. big_mustache says:

   March 3, 2010 at 11:31 pm

   If you are asking this question I think that is telling you that you do not have the knowledge to do what you are trying to do. You must look in the attic and see if the roof is being supported by the wall you are trying to remove. If the wall is a bearing wall then you must temporarily support the ceiling while you remove the wall and then you will have to place a beam in the ceiling.
5. John F says:

   March 5, 2010 at 2:16 am

   Over het algemeen het celing en vloer zijn de dwarsbalken loodrecht aan ladings dragende muren. Als u niet zeker bent of er om het even welke vraag bij allen is, moet u een structurele ingenieur (niet een contractant) hebben het bekijken.
6. mr danger says:

   March 7, 2010 at 4:23 pm

   Load bearing walls usually run perpendicular to the long axis of the house and the reason they do so is simple; It shortens the span of the of the joists and rafters.The shorter the distance that needs to be spanned the smaller[ read cheaper] the size of the spanning member needed to do so.
7. xytus3 says:

   March 8, 2010 at 11:01 am

   kunt u in om het even welke zolderruimte om de lay-out te zien krijgen. Als niet, zou ik visueel het huis in ruwweg derden snijden en zou zien welke muren aan dat &quot zouden beantwoorden; fit" … de gangen en zulke zouden fijn moeten zijn om te nemen.
8. vchss@sbcglobal.net says:

   March 10, 2010 at 6:24 pm

   Impresiones de la original o un contratista de obras general. Si usted necesita preguntar por esto, no es ciertamente un proyecto de DIY. Usted no debe hacer obviamente el trabajo usted mismo. Y si el su ir a llamar a ingenieros al sitio consigue una buena silla f
9. Steven W says:

   March 12, 2010 at 6:55 am

   With all due respect it might be worth the money to hire a D-9 CAT and operator, and stand back and watch, or sit and sip lemonade, listening to your fave music as the house comes down.

   Load bearing walls aren’t so difficult to find as your other answer clearly states, but you claim MAJOR,,,so why not go that way from the beginning?

   Not only can the house be down in minutes, but then hauled away by some agreement you make. Even if one might assume $100 plus per hour for the Cat, the energy/time/ and effort you’ll have to determine might be worth the savings of that for you.

   Steven Wolf
10. dallas_contracting says:

    March 13, 2010 at 11:26 pm

    Ik zou voorstellen u een professionele vernielingscontractant ertoe brengt om de vernieling te doen.

    Dallas dat Co., Inc. aangaat is een deskundige vernielingscontractant die nationale vernielings de diensten verleent.