Removing Load Bearing Wall Question.

auctionimage2

I thinking of removing a load bearing wall that spans 13 feet, and putting up two 2x12x14'. Keep in mind my home is a 2 story house. Is two (2x12x14') enough to hold the load above. Any suggestion would be helpful thank you.

ryanh

We are doing over a 100 2 story condo units, and we replace a load barring wall to open the kitchen our span is 14 feet and engineer called for three 2 x 12's

mickeyco

I'd use three 2x4's with a hsanke bar, what is a plummer doing removing a load bearing wall?

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So....
You raise plums, and you want free
advice on demolishing your house?

I suggest that you PM one of
our marketing "Gurus".
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skyhook

If you glue them together and wrap them with duct tape you might be ok. Just remember, no water beds on the second floor.

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jerryh3

What did your engineer say?

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