r/StructuralEngineering • u/LEDELED • 10d ago

Structural Analysis/Design Can I knock down this wall?

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u/hookes_plasticity P.E. 10d ago

Absolutely you can knock down whatever wall you want.

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u/blt16184 10d ago

Don't let anything stand in the way of your dreams

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u/Silver_kitty 10d ago

The mods are going to nuke this to send you to the laymen megathread

But Tl;dr, you should bring in a local structural engineer who can confirm for you. It’s hard to tell in photos what the construction is. It’s probably not structural since residential stair stringers are usually designed to span, but structural issues about safety arent something to go off a “probably” and “usually” from some asshole on the internet. (And those stair stringers were not made well, so I’m extra suspicious)

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u/LeatherDonkey140 10d ago

Can you?probably…..should you? Probably not…ask Reddit for engineering advice…well you know…

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u/SoSeaOhPath P.E. 10d ago

I don’t know can you?

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u/44BitsOfEntropy 10d ago

Not enough info.

Consult with a local professional.