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Originally Posted by CroFlames
You really think a modern home has load bearing walls in a basement and needs an engineering assessment to knock it down?
Tell me you are in APEGA without telling me you are in APEGA.
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Originally Posted by CroFlames
Even around stairs, the joists are supported by beams that are supported by posts. Not walls.
The framing on a home is done before the basement slab is poured. How would they even frame load bearing walls around the stairs before the slab is poured?
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He never specified the era of construction or provided any details so you can't assume much.
You haven't seen it all? Footings with curbs. Slabs poured around studs. It's happened.
My 90s build has a stepped foundation central to the structure that could support a bearing wall. It's currently undetermined which scenario it is until I open up the drywall.