Mike - no drywall - it's a rehab and all the drywall has been ripped out.
It's also a fairly small 3 bed 1 bath ranch - brick exterior.
Thanks for the advise, everyone.
I am not a structural engineer, but my understanding is that even if a wall is not load bearing, over time the overall structure of the house may settle upon a wall like this. Once removed, there may be some additional settling.
Is this not correct?
Hello,
I have a house with a W truss system that was built in the early 70s. There is a center wall that I want to remove between the kitchen and living room and have been told that it is not a problem because of the trusses. I can see from the framing that it is not a load bearing wall (no...