Can anyone help me identify if this is a load bearing wall? On the other side are the stairs down to our basement. It is very tight coming down the stairs the whole way, and i'd like to open it up by cutting out the wall about 70 inches from the left side of these pictures, and put in a bannister. Obviously, the door would go, and then the upper portion of the wall to the right of the door. I believe it is NOT a load bearing wall, since there is a 'float' at the floor. The thing that is making me think twice is that the joists above the staiway are not I-beams, like the rest of the floor. You can kind of see this in the pictures below.
Any input much appreciated!!!
See, it's a floating wall, so not load bearing, right???:huh:
No big headers above the door. But the Joist is so thick?
Here you can see the different type of joists.
Any input much appreciated!!!
See, it's a floating wall, so not load bearing, right???:huh:
No big headers above the door. But the Joist is so thick?
Here you can see the different type of joists.