Hello, I will try to be brief. I am trying to open up the space in my kitchen and I want to be sure that I am not taking out a load bearing wall. The walls (drywall already knocked out) used to be a pantry, a recess for the refrigerator, and a closet. Home built in 1992. I have pictures of the joists in the attic and supports in the basement. The walls in the kitchen appear to be framed out (as if built and then set in place) but they seam to align with the joist. I want to be certain that they are not bearing load. Also, there is some odd frame work which dropped the attic down in one spot in the kitchen. I did my best to draw the floor plan in relation to joists and floor supports. (joists = green, floor support = red) What does everyone think? Are they load bearing? Help greatly appreciated

Hi! My name is Ben and I'm new here. I'm getting ready to replace the shingles on my roof but noticed that my roof is sagging quite a bit. I put a string from one end to the other (near the ridge line) and found that half the house has sunk by about 2". The house is framed in an unusual way, with half of the house having a gable roof and the other half with a combination of cathedral/knee wall(?) and flat roof. The part of the house with the gable framing looks great, it's the section with the cathedral ceiling that has problems. I don't really want to slap some new shingles on it and walk away, but jacking up the roof on half of my house seems like a HUGE project. Any suggestions or experience with this sort of situation? Thank you!