How to identify Load Bearing Walls

Have you ever heard of load-bearing walls? In this article, we will explain what is load-bearing walls and tell you what is your best option of service to remove them.

Load-bearing walls as the name implies, are the elements that support the weight of your property. They are responsible for supporting the weight of the structure.

Without load bearing walls, you can have more space in your home/ (Photo: Don Kaveen/ Unsplash)

2 Ways to identify load-bearing walls

1- Hiring a professional structural engineer

If you are thinking in change the concept of your home as opening up your floor or remodeling your living room is important to make sure if the walls are load-bearing or not. Removing a load-bearing wall without a professional could cause several damages to the whole structure of your home.

Removing load-bearing walls can create more space in your living room/ (Photo: Alberto Castillo/ Unsplash)

A good and easy way to identify is a wall is load-bearing or not is to check your house’s blueprints. With this, the professional engineers will be sure about your property and do the service with safety.

2- Analyzing the Anatomy

You already know to do this requires the presence of a specialized professional, as we already explained in the previous topic. A tip to identify whether a wall is a load-bearing wall is observing the basement or attic and the way the walls are. If the walls run parallel to the joists, it’s probably not a load-bearing wall. If i’s perpendicular, it’s probable is a load-bearing wall.

We have the best wall remover contractors / (Photo: DFW Wall Removal)

Now you already know how to identify load-bearing walls, is important to remember that if you want to remove them you should hire DFW Wall Removal. We are here to help you with your engineer’s plan.

Make a correct choice for your home and choose DFW Wall Removal.

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