Twayne wrote:
car crash wrote:

I am doing my basement and wanted to take out a wall near the
staircase. What concerns me is that at the end of the staircase there
are 2 2x4's that have a big yellow coloured 2x10 resting on it at the
top. Now this 2x10 is being held up by a steel floor joist support,
but what I was wondering if is that the 2 2x4's area load bearing
wall? Someone from Home Depot was telling me that there is no such
thing as a load bearing wall in the basement and that I can definitely
take it out.
Can anyone else provide input ? The house is brand new, 1 year old,
and built in Ottawa, Ontario
Thanks.


My gosh, get away from Lowes advice. There certain can be load bearing
components in the basement! Lots of them sometimes. The wall itself
may not be lead bearing, but some of its components could be, with the
wall used to disguise them and add esthetics to the area. I've seen it
especially in some of the newer construction around Nappean. No, not a
Cdn resident; just have friends there.

Pop`




Hmmm.
My guess is if you touch those, the staircase may be crashing down.
What kind of moron makes a statment like that? "No such thing as a load
bearing wall" If the house is brand new, didn't it come with a set of
blue print? If it did not, you can ask for a set from the builder or
even for a fee, you can get a copy from whoever did the drafting. I have
built 5 houses over the years and a cabin in the woods. Always secured a
set of blue print which shows everything, structual, electrical,
plumbing, etc.