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[MadMaXxX]

i am about to tackle a big project at my house and am in need of some assistance.... probably looking for a structural engineer..... i am wanting to knock out a wall in my basement that might be a support wall, what i want to do is put a post on 2 parts of it to support everything... right now its just a wall of 2x4s with 2 areas that have a bundle of 3 2x4s nailed together.....i will try and get a pic once my camera is recharged...... any help would be greatly apreciated!!!!!!!


i am located in alpharetta if any1 can come take a look

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[cummin hard]

just knock it out and see where u stand when the dust settles lol

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[01dodge2500]

from a former building inspector i would say just support were the tripple stud is and it sould be good

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[MadMaXxX]

here are some pix of the wall i wanna drop, i have no clue what any of the drawings were for..... i didnt do them LOL maybe the guy b4 me wanted to delete it too... who knows?!

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[Brycee]

Definately a load bearing wall....You can take measurments of the spans on either side of wall and note the joist sizes and your local building supply should be able to size you a glue lam to get rid of the wall...you'll have to shore it up on either side of wall then remove old wall add columns and set your new beam

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[MadMaXxX]

thanks for the advise!! i will look into that

where should i measure from for joist sizes? the 2 spots where the 3 2x4s are connected?

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[Brycee]

That should be fine...good luck

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[01dodge2500]

yea i would say to get a mesument of the wall from one end to the other gat a truss or beam and you will have a 12" drop were the beam is and on each end were you suport it

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[Harley27]

Originally Posted by Brycee

Definately a load bearing wall....You can take measurments of the spans on either side of wall and note the joist sizes and your local building supply should be able to size you a glue lam to get rid of the wall...you'll have to shore it up on either side of wall then remove old wall add columns and set your new beam

I agree

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[CumminThru]

First off I'm no structural engineer, just a farmboy that hates to pay people to do stuff that I know I'm capable of myself.
I'd venture to say by the pics ANYWHERE there is an overlap of floor joists then it is a load bearing wall and you'd better be carefull dropping it without the proper support's in place first. I took out a load bearing wall in between my kitchen and what was a 3rd bedroom making a huge eat in kitchen, temporarily took up the load 2 feet either side then dropped the wall and put a beam in its place.
I'm gonna have to agree with Brycee's suggestions that a beam of sorts would be the best way to proceed.

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[Whistler]

Always handy to have a good bottle jack around in case it sags a little when you remove the existing wall and needs to be raised back up when you install your header.

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[josterbauer]

If you get the measurement from the exterior wall to the bearing wall, I can size the header that you will need to take that wall out. I am an architectural tech, and also have structural sizing degree. You will need two measurements. One from the exterior wall to the center of the wall in the picture ((measure parallel with the joist)or Joist Length to the wall)) and then the same on the other side of the wall. Example 1) #1 exterior to center is 12'-0", other side #2 is 14'-0". If you get me those, and tell me how big you want to go with an opening, I will get you an answer.

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