I want to expand my basement workshop. The first floor is joists running
from front to back, with a steel beam and steel posts running down the
center, the length of the house.
Is is fair to assume that all the walls in the basement are just partitions?
The one is particular that I want to remove is parallel to the joists (I am
not going near the steel beam), and not particulary solid looking anyhow.

Obviously I don't know much about carpentry, but think I can handle two
partition wall. Thanks.

"Toller" wrote in message
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I want to expand my basement workshop. The first floor is joists running
from front to back, with a steel beam and steel posts running down the
center, the length of the house.
Is is fair to assume that all the walls in the basement are just
partitions?
The one is particular that I want to remove is parallel to the joists (I
am
not going near the steel beam), and not particulary solid looking anyhow.

Obviously I don't know much about carpentry, but think I can handle two
partition wall. Thanks.



anything special on the floor above (like a bathtub)? is your house a one
story ranch?

Toller wrote:
I want to expand my basement workshop. The first floor is joists running
from front to back, with a steel beam and steel posts running down the
center, the length of the house.
Is is fair to assume that all the walls in the basement are just partitions?

Never assume.

The one is particular that I want to remove is parallel to the joists (I am
not going near the steel beam), and not particulary solid looking anyhow.


Based upon your description, the one in particular is most likely a
partition wall.

Longshot wrote:
"Toller" wrote in message
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I want to expand my basement workshop. The first floor is joists running
from front to back, with a steel beam and steel posts running down the
center, the length of the house.
Is is fair to assume that all the walls in the basement are just

partitions?

The one is particular that I want to remove is parallel to the joists (I

am

not going near the steel beam), and not particulary solid looking anyhow.

Obviously I don't know much about carpentry, but think I can handle two
partition wall. Thanks.




anything special on the floor above (like a bathtub)? is your house a one
story ranch?



If the walls are parallel w/o joists on them it wouldn't matter if there
was an elephant living on the floor above.

If the walls are parallel w/o joists on them it wouldn't matter if there
was an elephant living on the floor above.

did anyone say there weren't joints on the walls?

Longshot wrote:
If the walls are parallel w/o joists on them it wouldn't matter if there
was an elephant living on the floor above.


did anyone say there weren't joints on the walls?



what 'joints' are you referring to? subfloor joints that may land on a
row of blocking? if so, the blocks are aniled between the joists. if
one is toenailed to a partition wall it's a simple matter to cut the
nails and move on.

"Longshot" wrote in message
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"Toller" wrote in message
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I want to expand my basement workshop. The first floor is joists running
from front to back, with a steel beam and steel posts running down the
center, the length of the house.
Is is fair to assume that all the walls in the basement are just
partitions?
The one is particular that I want to remove is parallel to the joists (I
am
not going near the steel beam), and not particulary solid looking anyhow.

Obviously I don't know much about carpentry, but think I can handle two
partition wall. Thanks.



anything special on the floor above (like a bathtub)? is your house a one
story ranch?

Two story house. No, the wall in question runs under the eating part of the
kitchen. Our meal are all THAT big.

Toller wrote:
"Longshot" wrote in message
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"Toller" wrote in message
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I want to expand my basement workshop. The first floor is joists running
from front to back, with a steel beam and steel posts running down the
center, the length of the house.
Is is fair to assume that all the walls in the basement are just

partitions?

The one is particular that I want to remove is parallel to the joists (I

am

not going near the steel beam), and not particulary solid looking anyhow.

Obviously I don't know much about carpentry, but think I can handle two
partition wall. Thanks.



anything special on the floor above (like a bathtub)? is your house a one
story ranch?


Two story house. No, the wall in question runs under the eating part of the
kitchen. Our meal are all THAT big.



Do you have a joist running on top of that wall the same direction as
the wall? Maybe that's the possible joint the other guy is referring to.

"G Hensley" wrote in message
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Toller wrote:
"Longshot" wrote in message
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"Toller" wrote in message
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I want to expand my basement workshop. The first floor is joists
running
from front to back, with a steel beam and steel posts running down the
center, the length of the house.
Is is fair to assume that all the walls in the basement are just

partitions?

The one is particular that I want to remove is parallel to the joists (I

am

not going near the steel beam), and not particulary solid looking
anyhow.

Obviously I don't know much about carpentry, but think I can handle two
partition wall. Thanks.



anything special on the floor above (like a bathtub)? is your house a one
story ranch?


Two story house. No, the wall in question runs under the eating part of
the kitchen. Our meal are all THAT big.

Do you have a joist running on top of that wall the same direction as the
wall? Maybe that's the possible joint the other guy is referring to.

yes, the wall header is nailed to a joist for the whole length. (I always
thought load bearing walls go perpendicular to the joists; but what do I
know)