There is a wall(1) between the kitchen and dining room that would seem to be load bearing based on what I've read but there are a couple reasons why I believe it might not be. I would like to remove this wall. I'm looking for some opinions before I take the next step in checking to see if wall 1 is load bearing. Here are the reasons that suggest wall 1 is load bearing: The wall (1) is perpendicular to the floor joist in the basement and directly above a beam in the basement. It is also centrally located in the house. Reasons I feel wall 1 might not be: Despite the reasons above the wall 1 only runs half way across the house. It is perpendicular to the roof peak. There is another wall(2) that runs the whole length of the house with the exception of the stairs on the first floor and second floor. This wall(2) also is centrally located in the house and runs directly below the roof peak.

Hi, I have a lot of these small round holes on the second floor of my double story house, there aren't any on the ground floor. I remember seeing them many years ago but for some reason dismissed it, however recently many more have started to appear. They usually appear in rows. I've attached photos of them. [url=http://imgur.com/a/C0mkP]Imgur: The most awesome images on the Internet[/url] I think they come from the ceiling starting to sag and the nail stayed in place causing the part of the ceiling connected to the nail to separate from the main ceiling. I tried pushing up on the ceiling and it fixes the hole. Is there a proper name for this and is there a way to fix it? Do i need to call a professional and if i do who would i call? Also saw some sort of crack on the ceiling as well, is this related to the holes? Additionally the vents of my central heating are falling down, how can i fix this as well? Thanks in advance.