I DO NOT HAVE ANY CONSTRUCTION BACKGROUND AT ALL... I HAVE A FEW TOOLS AND A VERY BASIC KNOWLEDGE DEALING WITH ANYTHING WOOD RELATED. THIS WAS THE PROCESS TODAY AFTER DINNER AND GETTING THE NEW APPLIANCES UP INTO THE NEW KITCHEN.
-
ODT Gun Show & Swap Meet - May 4, 2024! - Click here for info
KITCHEN REMODEL AND USING SAWZALL TO REMOVE WALLS...
- Thread starter bikeboy636
- Start date
Lol one of the two probably was.
Yeah, didnt want to say anything, but since you brought it up. If I were you
bikeboy636
, I would get some bracing under those studs....like right now!
Doesn't look like it is by the way it looks, there's no reinforcing braces
You can get away with taking out much more load bearing stuff than you would imagine without any immediate consequences. But give it a few weeks/months and things are going to move drastically.
You obviously enough skills OP to do some stuff. Go up in your attic and see which way the joist are running above that wall. Pay particular attention to rather or not they are spliced over that wall. It looks like the joist ma span the whole room just on the other side of the corner there. If that's the case you're probably fine.
You obviously enough skills OP to do some stuff. Go up in your attic and see which way the joist are running above that wall. Pay particular attention to rather or not they are spliced over that wall. It looks like the joist ma span the whole room just on the other side of the corner there. If that's the case you're probably fine.
VERY GOOD ADVISE GUYS... I HAVE CHECKED WITH THE CONTRACTOR THAT WAS HIRED TO DO THE CONSTRUCTION(ME DOING THE DEMOLITION) AND WE BOTH CHECKED THE JOIST RUNNING SIDE TO SIDE. HE ADVISED THIS WAS NOT A LOAD BEARING WALL SO HERE WE ARE. IF ALL ELSE FAILS I WILL HAVE A NICE PINE LOG INSTALLED AS A BRACE AFTER THE GRANITE TOP IS SET. EITHER WAY GUY I THANK YOU FOR LOOKING OUT FOR ME. 
KITCHEN IS DONE AND THE WIFE IS VERY HAPPY!!!
Happy Wife Happy Life!! Well done
