NRMCA 100 provides a simplified approach to the design of concrete footings, foundation walls and above-grade walls, both load bearing and non-load bearing, intended primarily for use in detached ...

A load-bearing wall is just that — a wall that holds the weight of the house, including its contents, and transfers that weight to the foundation. A home’s exterior walls are load-bearing.

Dear Angie: How much does it cost to remove a load-bearing wall? In the basement of my home, there is a single concrete beam below the intersection of the living room, dining room and kitchen walls.

Imagine a case where the conventional load-bearing wall foundation would have worked out costlier due to soil condition, which gets realised only after the earthwork excavation.

Professional contractors explain how to know if a wall is load-bearing before you start planning renovations to prevent heartbreak – and headaches, down the line.