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Old 01-17-2023, 10:24 AM   #5199
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Originally Posted by kevman View Post
I don't disagree but just to add to this our house built in 1950 has a load bearing basement wall. Yeah, weird.

That said, there a few pretty obvious give aways with load bearing walls. First, they need to run perpendicular to the joists. Second, they'll be at the end of a joist and not mid span. Third, your saw will bind after you've gotten through a few studs...
...and then your house will fall down, right?
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