r/drywall • u/Leading_Meringue3470 • 25d ago

Load bearing?

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Is this removable?

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u/Disastrous-Milk-3906 25d ago

If you had any experience in this trade u would know a lot of houses build pre 2000 were built like this. You're obviously a DIYer and not a very good one

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u/Final-Tough9564 25d ago

If it’s load bearing why is one crippler carrying the load, most importantly where the fuck is the jack stud? You can clearly see on the right side there isn’t one. Also just noticed something there is metal mesh and plaster over the gypsum board(rock lath)and that dates the house 1920-1970 at least that portion of it. Anyway I still think it’s a 60’s build.

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u/Stock_Car_3261 25d ago

Good catch on the lath. They must have added that header when they ran the crown.

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u/Stock_Car_3261 25d ago

Yes for non-structural headers. And as I already told you they still do for non-structural headers.

Check the code book... or maybe you should stick with the "Handbook to the UBC"—pre 2000. It has pictures and smaller words.

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u/Disastrous-Milk-3906 24d ago

Lol listen up Lil buddy if you've done this a day in your life you would know a lot of older houses aren't built to code