Load Bearing Wall
load bearing walls in ‘domestic’ projects are usually constructed from brickwork, blockwork, concrete or even timber studwork.
The definition of a load bearing wall is a wall which supports weight in addition to it’s own self weight. Therefore, a load bearing timber stud wall could be misdiagnosed as non-load bearing by a non engineer. We recommend that an Engineer be consulted if you are unsure as to its load bearing status.
Examples of ‘additional’ weight include:
- floors
- roof
- another floor height of wall
- wind pressure [buttress walls only]
