Watch This Video Before Removing Non Load Bearing Interior Walls - Old Home Remodeling Part 5

www.homebuildi... Click on this link for more information about home remodeling, structural engineering and house repairing. This video will provide you with a reason why you might avoid removing an interior non load bearing wall in your home. It's the most asked question on our KZbin channel and hopefully it will provide you with more information on lateral or side to side movement and shear walls.
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[@atiq-urrahman7559]

Just remove wall and if house collapse then it’s load bearing wall

[@gregvancom]

That's one way:)

[@aldoogie824]

Amazing video. To most, I'd say the one they should move is the one their Engineer said they can :)

[@daves3819]

There's a lot of factors that affect racking (lateral forces) such as maximum wind strength for your area, pitch of roof, height of wall, stud spacing, type and thickness of wall board, nail spacing and gluing, shrubbery and other buildings in the immediate vicinity, etc.

[@WanJae42]

A structural engineer told me that the newer the house, the more open the floorplan, and thus the interior walls are increasingly minimized for the absolute minimum one can get away with and still bear loading. Not sure if that's entirely correct, but it's interesting to consider that older houses were likely overbuilt (in some regard).

[@mode1charlie170]

The fewer the interior walls you have the more important they become..

[@Lotrias]

Any issue with the freestanding load bearing wall around 6:06? Does it need any sort of bracing or is being tied to the ceiling joists enough?

[@mode1charlie170]

Rafters provide a certain amount of shear protection in the parallel direction. Walls that are perpendicular to the rafters are more important for shear resistance.

[@koaboz6066]

I bought a 86 yr old house, it has a butler pantry and a really small kitchen, the wall that enters into the kitchen from the butler pantry I want to remove to add more cabinets for the kitchen, in the attic there is 1 and only 1 stud which I believe is some sort of support for the roof, how can I remove that 1 and add the support to the load bearding wall 3ft away? Thank you no trust system either in the house

[@ChipKragt]

What about replacing non-load-bearing walls with beams? Could a beam sufficiently replicate the lateral support? Maybe with bracing or brackets to really fasten the beam to the ceiling joists?

[@gregvancom]

Yes, if it would work like a moment frame. The beam can transfer a lateral load, but usually won't provide additional lateral support.

[@RainbowTree-u2z]

The wall between two reception rooms on ground whether load bearing wall?

[@birdmangarage]

what if the wall is on the second story of a house, and runs parallel with the celling and floor joists?

[@xiangjunwu]

why are the ceiling joists broken 2 or even 2 times in the mid section? If they break only once in the middle, like the right side of the house, that will make 2 more walls non-load bearing. Will the house be more stable?

[@gregvancom]

I don't know how much it would help, but it seems like it the fewer breaks you have the stronger the ceiling would be.

[@richdobbs6595]

Ceiling joists are broken to be able build out of shorter pieces of lumber. Just replacing a lapped section joists with a single piece of lumber that is longer, but not taller, will not necessarily make the wall non-load bearing so it can be removed. The replacement joist has to be sized adequately for the longer span, and the foundation under central wall needs to be checked too.

[@nczioox1116]

So it seems most interior walls running perpendicular to the joists is load bearing?

[@ningis21]

Another good informative video....Slightly less, ( but only slightly, as these too need shear/lateral resistance), applicable to the UK (where I live) as most older houses are of brick construction...but the newer builds are a brick outer with a timber inner leaf....so, useful to all. One question ...did you ever complete the 501 constructor tips series of videos?

[@petros2016]

If the roof trusses are continuous from one side to the other, does that mean it doesn’t require a support wall?

[@richdobbs6595]

It depends on the truss design, not whether it is continuous. It is common today for trusses to be designed to span from the exterior walls even if the chords are made of lumber that is spliced together. However, you could have a truss that is designed based on 3 bearing points.

[@faithathome.1981]

Is a closet in a master bedroom usually low bearing walls?

[@gregvancom]

If could be.

[@lapearl01]

I have the same question

[@mikeye1984]

Thanks. I recently expanded non load bearing opening from 8 ft to 12 ft on my 1 story 10 ft old home. Did not add a footing on basement. All my handyman did is to add 4 by 12 by 12 ft beam and 2 posts each 4 by 4 which attached to 2 by 4. Not sure if it is enough. Can I send you a couple photos?

[@gregvancom]

Yes, but I can't provide engineering or lumber sizes if that's what you need.

[@mikeye1984]

One quick question: for non load bearing wall, do we need to have foundation support under post. I may have watched your other videos that may explained this already. Thank you

[@kunyang1891]

I'm taking down the closet wall in my bedroom, how do I determine if it's weight bearing wall without any floorplan/structural information? Thank you!

[@gregvancom]

Here's a link that might help. www.homebuildingandrepairs.com/engineering/index.html

[@impactodelsurenterprise2440]

Can a shear wall resist earthquake?

[@gregvancom]

Yes, the key word is resist, but they can be ripped apart with to much movement.

[@Elsa9999.9]

Note to self, don't mess with walls, it could be very dangerous & expensive 😂