Load bearing Wall? I don't think so, but I'm no expert.

Hey cool people. So, I'm taking down my first wall in the building we recently purchased to be our home (formerly a church). These used to be the pastoral offices. I am wanting to get rid of the wall separating the two offices to make one big room.

Keep in mind all outer walls of this building are brick/concrete. And a couple inside walls seem to be concrete. Another thing to mention is that there is a small loft area in only a portion of the roof to the left of the building. The rest is normal very steep roofing.



There is a very obvious beam that goes from one side of the left pastoral office (starting at the outer concrete wall, and through the middle wall (that I want to remove) and through the right office going to an inner concrete wall and resting on it.

This makes me believe that the middle wall (which I've demo'd a bit) is not supporting the beam, because the two outer walls the beam goes through are concrete (most likely holding the weight. Plus, all the weirdness in the wall makes me think its not much support either. I plan on stopping right where I didn't remove any more drywall, the double sided heater will stay in wall.

Did I say I was an amateur? Please give me your feedback, or let me know if you need better pictures. Thanks a bunch!

 

Hey,
I don't think anyone here will say rather a wall is load bearing or not. A person really needs to be on sight.
That said, this really looks like a partition someone added over the years. Highly (very highly)doubtful this is needed.
I would get a local opinion though.

 

Thanks Handyone! I appreciate it, and I will consider the in-depth-ness of my questions before I post next time. I understand that declaring certain things a fact, requires being present and full research.

 

I doubt that wall is supporting that beam [not framed right for support] but you have to know what's directly above the wall to rule out load bearing. No substitute for a knowledgeable person onsite.

 

Don't worry about it. More in depth, the better. There are guys here that can do this kind of stuff in their sleep.

But like Mark said you have to know what's above the wall. If this is load bearing, it's a poor example.