They Supported The Weight Of The Roof And The Walls

Some houses are designed so that only some of the outside walls support the roof weight.

They supported the weight of the roof and the walls. Are used without framing. Go up in the attic and find where the wall you want to remove hits the ceiling. Trusses are quite common these days because they have five big advantages from the builder s standpoint. Engineered roof truss systems may be designed to eliminate the need for load bearing walls or change where the bearing walls are located.

The spacing and allowable span of ceiling joists in residential construction is standardized according to building codes which cover not only basic wall to wall room design but nonparallel. They not only support the weight of the ceiling material but also bear the outward pressure that is placed on exterior walls from the weight of the roof. This house uses trusses for the roof framing. Not all external walls are always load bearing.

Framing in construction is the fitting together of pieces to give a structure support and shape. Posts in the basement or crawlspace can indicate supporting walls up above. Trusses are pre fabricated triangulated wooden structures used to support the roof. If so it is probably load bearing.

When in doubt about whether a wall is supporting treat it as if it is. See if you have a hole in it where you can see if it is a double top plate. The alternative is to build up the roof s frame with 2x8s and 2x10s.