Is our wall load bearing.

[Burnsher]

Hi everyone just wondering what peoples thoughts are about this wall. We will get someone in to check before removal but would just like idea if we would need a steel putting in. We are taking out the area marked in red, we believe that this is possibly not a load bearing wall. About 2ft into the kitchen there is a steel supporting the wall above which is outside bedroom wall of our property. The wall we want to remove does not have a wall above it and the joists run parallel with the wall and steel it has a depth of 130mm are we right in thinking that the wall we want to remove is not load bearing. Any thoughts appreciated.

 

[jeds]

Doesn't look load bearing but the final test is cut a patch out of the ceiling and look into the void above the wall. If there's nothing bearing on it for its entire length then you can get the sledgehammer out.