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How can I be sure wall is non-load bearing?

Anonymous user 03/03/2024 - 3.08 PM

I know its hard to tell without having a good professional look at the property. However everything is screaming out that this could not possibly be a load bearing wall. Basically its a three bedroom terrace house built in the 1900s. As you walk through the door there is a wall to your right separating the entrance from the living room. I have seen a house in the same block of terraced houses without this wall. My only concern is that when i removed the drywall/plaster it revealed bricks held in a timber frame. How else can i be sure that this is a non-load bearing wall?

Are you a tradesperson and able to answer this question?

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Anonymous user

Hi A good way to check is to lift the floorboards above the wall in question and see if the wall continues (unlikely) or if there are any floor joists sitting on the wall. Something has to be sitting on the wall for it to be load bearing. If not then you should be fine. Some old properties used to have brick inserts put between timber studs as a form of noise reduction. Hope this helps.

Answered23 September 2014