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How can you tell if an internal wall is load bearing or not?
Anonymous user 14/03/2024 - 2.30 PM
We wish to knock our toilet and bathroom dividing wall down how can you tell if the wall is load bearing or not?
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Hayes Construction
Rating: 4.9 out of 5
Check upstairs under the floor board which way the joists are running. If the joists are running the same way as the wall then it's not a supporting wall. If the joists are running across the wall then it's a supporting wall and you will need to put a concrete lintel or steal one depending on the length and weight above it. Hope that helps
Answered24 June 2013
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Anonymous user
Best to get a structural engineer to have a look. Even timber stud work can be supporting floor joists above. Better safe than sorry.
Answered22 June 2013
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