Bearing walls recognize
If the wall of the House you can only check, locate the main girders. Walls is located directly above them wear probably walls. Double transverse bars also support probably load-bearing walls. Messages and position within the perimeter of the Foundation typically support load-bearing walls as well.
Short sections of wall around a closet can be perpendicular to the transverse bars, but are not necessarily provided with walls. As a Central Hall the length of your home runs, only one wall of the load-bearing wall. Look in the attic to see where the beams overlap. Also try searching the attic for strong backs: bars, or 2-by lumber set to edge to keep crossbeams.
Strong back ends bear on walls that actually run parallel to the transverse bars, but that his taking walls because they were in the possession of the ends of the strong back.
Opening taking walls. If you have an opening for a door or window in a load-bearing wall where more than one stud cutting, you need to support the ceiling temporarily until the new header instead. Erect a stud wall that is 4 metres longer than the opening, with a top plate and a soleplate. Til the stud wall in place about 4 feet from the wall and sliding of a cap Board above it.
Station shims between the top plate and CAP plate under each line up to the plate CAP snug on his place. The cap plate will not mar the ceiling if it does not slip; If ceiling