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Posted by boese.c@maplan.com on June 8, 2006, 8:13 pm
My bad, the joist are running the same way, so that is a load bearing
wall!!
boese.c@maplan.com wrote:
> I am trying to locate my load bearing walls. I have a small attic
> access on the secod level at floor level and the joists seem to be
> running a different way than the joists in the basement. I am wanting
> to expand a doorway to a openening about 9' wide, but I think the wall
> is a load bearing wall. What type of header will I need?
>
> Thanks
>
>
> Goedjn wrote:
> > On 8 Jun 2006 11:56:09 -0700, "boese.c@maplan.com"
> >
> > >Do all floor joists in a 2 story house run the same way on each level?
> > >
> >
> > In typical constuction, usually. But there's no reason for that,
> > except that the shape of the floor is usually the same, and
> > therefore the easiest/cheapest way to assemble the floor is
> > the same. My house is timber-frame, and
> > there's beam running along the centerline on the ground
> > and upper floor, but not in the attic, so the third
> > floor, the joists all run frame-to-frame, and on the
> > lower floors, they're parallel to the frame.
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