21 Best Load Bearing Wall Basement

load bearing wall basement bearing wallDo you have a spread footing under that load bearing basement wall or is it just bearing on the concrete floor Thinking of building the same way instead of using lolly columns however I would think you d still need a footing to spread the load from the stud wall into the ground load bearing wall basement attics crawl spaces Apr 15 2004 The thumb rule about walls perpendicular to joists being load bearing is usually true above the basement Most basements are designed and built to be as open as possible and all house loads are carried thru the basement walls and thru the lally columns under the center beam

the wall runs parallel to the beams joists you can either put scraps between the beams and nail to those or you can attach a scrap of 2x4 flatwise to the wall and up against a stud attach it to the cement wall then nail through the stud and into the side of the scrap load bearing wall basement to identify a load bearing wall 1626923331If you see a wall that appears to be holding up an intersection of joists at any point that wall is likely load bearing as well Not all walls that are perpendicular to floor joists are load i remove this wall If your wall conforms to the situation shown you can be sure it s load bearing Ceiling or floor joists that are spliced over the wall or end at the wall mean the wall is bearing

diychatroom Home Improvement Building ConstructionApr 23 2012 Load bearing basement wall I was pretty sure I d be able to remove these walls then after looking at them I m not sure The joists above this wall sit on the concrete foundation on the one side and span over to what is seen in this picture load bearing wall basement i remove this wall If your wall conforms to the situation shown you can be sure it s load bearing Ceiling or floor joists that are spliced over the wall or end at the wall mean the wall is bearing if a Wall is Load BearingClick to view8 31Sep 03 2013 During home renovations non load bearing walls can be made to bear weight and vice versa For instance hanging or cutting ceiling joists adding stairways and adding attic rooms usually require the changing of non load bearing walls to load bearing walls 81 80 Views 1 2M