Hi. doing a little remodel. Want to recess a fridge into a wall but am a little concerned whether or not the wall is load bearing. I don't think so mainly because the top plate of the wall doesn't come in contact with the joists. There is a gap of around 1/2"-3/4" between the top of the wall and the joists. Only nails connect it all.

Wouldn't a load bearing wall be in contact with the joists?
pics attached below.
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The wall on the right??

another view

wall on the left

where I'm at.


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In the picture I see a doubled 2x8? over the left side of the fridge that has some joist hangers attached to it. Get on a ladder and tell us what the very end of that doubled 2x8 sits on, how far it spans, and look for whether or not that beam or any of the other ceiling joists are not continuous.

 

Appears to be trusses, not bearing on that wall. Good to go.

Gary

 

Yes. That does not appear to be a load bearing wall.

Interesting construction. It looks like furring strips were installed under the trusses, sheetrock was installed and then the wall was built under the sheetrock.

 

The wall doesn't appear to be supporting any weight.

But what's on the other side of it? There appear to be one or two walls that butt into this one from the other side. How far back do you need to set the fridge? Also, how are you planning to install the receptacle for it?

 

It looks to be a post construction partition. But, I question, too, what is behind this wall, as you are almost at an exterior wall according to the slope of the truss and the tail and exterior wall must be less than 2 or 3 feet beyond the wall. Is it dead space?

 

Thanks guys.

Xsleeper. hmm. getting on a ladder would only cause me to bump my head on the ceiling. I could go in the attic and look at where the joists terminate I guess. But, that is a daunting task. The joists rest on CBS walls. Whether or not they are mechanically joined in the center, I don't know. The span from wall to wall is around 20 feet. The "wall" sits 1/3 or 2/3's in.

PJ. there was a drop ceiling/soffit surrounding the perimeter. I removed it and drywalled the new ceiling.

Thanks Gary

Nashkat. See new pic. Yes, the receptacle is a big question. I was thinking of mounting it in the closet behind the fridge and just have a hole through the wall for the cord. Is that a no no?

Chandler. Thanks. See new pic.
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