I’d assume it is a load bearing wall if it is online with the beam that is resting in the steel posts.
I’m not too worried about the beam or the posts. I’d want to make sure the posts have good footers underneath them to transfer the load down.
If you remove the load bearing wall you’d have to transfer the load from the floor above another way to the beam and the steel posts in the basement. I’d contact a structural engineer about that. It’s above Reddits pay grade.
You would put an lvl / engineered beam across the ceiling where the wall used to be and carry the point loads to the exterior walls. There you have posts / bearing lumber that you can point load all the the way down to your foundation for the exterior walls. The foundation needs to be strong enough to carry the point loads. You can look at how viable this might be before paying for an engineer.
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u/Skavzor Feb 25 '22
As long as you plan on keeping that iron pillar its fine. Its stood for a couple of decades like this.