Load Bearing Wall Parallel To Floor Joists

This wall is running parallel to the floor joists above see picture 4.

Load bearing wall parallel to floor joists.

But if the wall runs perpendicular at a 90 degree angle to the joists there is a good chance that it is load bearing. It looks as if when the addition was added a 12 joist was run above. I have a wall that was once exterior before additions. However there is a large double 2x10 header above the entry way see picture 4 in this wall supported by a jack stud on either end see picture 5.

I want to place a support beam as if it still is load bearing as i believe it is still structurally important. The special considerations involved in building a wall where joists are parallel include how to anchor the wall to the underside of the joists and how to provide a nailing surface for ceiling coverings along the wall s upper. When you stand on the roof or the floor of your house your weight is transferred horizontally by the rafter or the joist to the load bearing wall or rim joists. Walls parallel to floor joists can be load bearing.

Score 1 for being non load bearing. Never guess click here to get free bids from a residential structural engineer to be safe. This wall is 2x4. Joists and rafters want to be oriented to span the shortest distance.

Thus for a 2x4 bearing wall two joists are below spaced 3 1 2 apart directly under. Generally when the wall in question runs parallel to the floor joists above it is not a load bearing wall. Score 1 for being load bearing. Watch my bearing wall id video below.

Learn how to tell if a wall is load bearing or not plus general advice on load bearing walls safe floor joist spans and the associated building regulations for floor joists. I do not know how to put up a temporary support wall while the existing wall is removed because if ran parallel to existing wall no joists would rest upon it.