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    Mar 29, 2009, 01:21 PM
    Removing support walls
    We live in a sidesplit home. We want to remove some walls to make the main floor an open concept. How do we know what wall is the supporting wall? Any help I can get would be a big help.
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    Mar 29, 2009, 06:51 PM

    If you have roof trusses then the bearings walls are usually form side to side on the shortest .

    The best is get in the attic and look for the bottom 'Cord" of the truss system. thats the piece of lumber that goes from outside to out side wall.

    A reg house with a centered pitched roof the bearing walls or the bottom of the 'A" is the load bearing point.

    http://www.rooftrussdesigns.com/
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