Hi, I recently bought a 1930s house that needs a fair bit of work that I am getting through slowly. My next project is to put a door in the living room to separate the front door from the living room because at the moment anyone at the front door can look straight through. There was an archway in place and I stripped it down to the bones so I could see what is happening and now I am wondering if I can remove this wooden structure to move the new doorway back a bit to give a larger space by the front door. My only concern is whether or not this wooden framing is load bearing. I have researched as much as I can and I don’t believe it is because:
1. It runs parallel to the joists
2. One side is only set into the wall by about a couple of centimetres (if that) so not sure if it could bear any load.
3. There is nothing directly above it just lathes (the pictures with red circles).
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
1. It runs parallel to the joists
2. One side is only set into the wall by about a couple of centimetres (if that) so not sure if it could bear any load.
3. There is nothing directly above it just lathes (the pictures with red circles).
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
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