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  "name": "How do you tell if a wall separating the kitchen and living room is load-bearing?",
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      "name": "How do you tell if a wall separating the kitchen and living room is load-bearing?",
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        "text": "Determining if a kitchen wall is load-bearing requires inspecting the framing orientation in your attic, crawlspace, or basement relative to the wall. Load-bearing walls typically run perpendicular to the ceiling joists or floor joists above and often align directly over supporting beams or foundation posts below. Non-load-bearing partition walls generally run parallel to joists. Removing a load-bearing wall to create an open-concept kitchen requires installing a temporary support wall and a properly sized structural beam, which involves engineering calculations and structural plan approval during permitting.",
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        "description": "A wall is likely load-bearing if it runs perpendicular to the ceiling joists above or sits directly over basement support posts and beams."
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  "description": "A wall is likely load-bearing if it runs perpendicular to the ceiling joists above or sits directly over basement support posts and beams."
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