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Did I just remove a load bearing wall?

I had a half wall removed between my kitchen and dining, now my shower above has a problem where the frameless glass is rubbing together. Coincidence or did I just mess up my house?? Please help.

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Welcome to the forums Tiffany!

It doesn't appear to be a load bearing wall since there is no header/beam at the top of that opening. Have you put a level on the bath rm floor?

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Hi! Thanks for the reply. No I have not, but I will try that today.... the contractor ended up removing the top bit and now it’s almost level with the ceiling ..... it’s just a weird coincidence then, because the contractor really was banging up on the ceiling. He hid all the wires along the top of the ceiling and put a box around. It’s completed now actually and looks great, but the shower door thing really freaked me out!!

this is the finished project

https://i.postimg.cc/sxq5vxbV/A35-EA...045-DC16-A.jpg

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Ya, it sounds like the banging around is what caused the shower door to get out of alignment.
I couldn't get your link to work

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New link:

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thanks for the advice Mark!

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it’s just a weird coincidence then

Even a "non-load bearing" wall provides support so there may now be a bit of sag in the floor!

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