Supporting Wall Removal

Hi all,

Looking to remove the supporting wall underneath these floor joists. Rather than support with a beam underneath I’m wondering if I can simply use hangers to attached to the joist at the end (as pictured, there’s actually 3 together here, they have a solid wall ontop). There’s less than 6 inches from the supporting wall I’m looking to remove and the end of the joists, so doesn’t feel like I would be making them work any harder (in terms of increasing their length). The “Joists x3” pictured are supported at either end on an internal brick wall.

Thanks.

I would just add that even if joist hangers were a structurally acceptable solution, they would likely have to be these, top joist hanger, types:



...rather than one of these, face fix, types:



...........and therefore involve considerably more work than you might be contemplating.

Cheers,

Blup.

Thanks for your reply Blup, given what you've said i think adding new joists (next to the 3 supporting the 1st floor wall) might be a better idea, i'll know then that they're only supporting the weight of the floor and not the wall too! I'll be doing the job with a builder, but i wanted to do my homework first

Thanks.