I'm not an expert, but adding a window into a wall will not make you need footings under the point loads. That's more for when you tear out the entire wall and add a great deal of weight at the ends of a large beam. I think you should be fine.
Window in a load bearing wall
Hi,
I am considering making a window/picture cutout as shown in the image in a load bearing wall. This wall is between kitchen and the living room and it is on the first floor. Since there is one story below this floor(basement). what sort of support
do I need once I have removed 3 studs and replaced it with a header. I understand that now header will transfer the load
on the sides and the load now on each sides(2 thick red arrow in the picture) will be more than what was before since we replace 3 stud where load was equally supported by all existing studs.
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http://postimg.org/image/sraercgod/
http://s30.postimg.org/xpxx5vkhd/Wall_Frame_Showing_Forces_233x300.png
So in order to compensate, Do I need to provide 2 more post to support in the basement. and if so do I need to dig the concrete floor in the basement to install these 2 supporting post.
Esentially the load remains the same on this wall but by making this sturctural changes I am creating 2 point loads at ends which is different that exisitng wall load distribution where the the load was distributed equally on each stud.
Thanks
I am considering making a window/picture cutout as shown in the image in a load bearing wall. This wall is between kitchen and the living room and it is on the first floor. Since there is one story below this floor(basement). what sort of support
do I need once I have removed 3 studs and replaced it with a header. I understand that now header will transfer the load
on the sides and the load now on each sides(2 thick red arrow in the picture) will be more than what was before since we replace 3 stud where load was equally supported by all existing studs.
http://postimg.org/image/sraercgod/
http://s30.postimg.org/xpxx5vkhd/Wall_Frame_Showing_Forces_233x300.png
So in order to compensate, Do I need to provide 2 more post to support in the basement. and if so do I need to dig the concrete floor in the basement to install these 2 supporting post.
Esentially the load remains the same on this wall but by making this sturctural changes I am creating 2 point loads at ends which is different that exisitng wall load distribution where the the load was distributed equally on each stud.
Thanks
