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Posted by aemeijers on August 23, 2008, 8:28 am
RicodJour wrote:
>> I want to install a pocket door in the framing on one side of my
>> basement steps but am not sure if the wall is load bearing or not. The
>> framing on the side of the steps has a vertical stud every 16 inches.
>> There is a double joist that runs along the top of the step wall
>> studs. I want to turn two of the studs sideways to make room for the
>> door. Anyone see any problems with this?
>
> I can't see anything at all. From the doubled joist it is possible
> that the wall is not doing any real structural work, but I can't make
> that call without seeing the situation.
>
> R
I'll second that- we can't see your house from here. The doubled joist
sounds like the edge of the stairwell opening in the floor system, and
there are about eleventeen different ways that load may be directed
downward. You really need an on-site consult from, at a minimum, an
experienced framing carpenter. We can probably take some better guesses
if you can post links to some pictures showing the spot from all
directions, and showing where the nearest steel columns are in the
basement. We will want to see both ends of that doubled joist.
--
aem sends...
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