Hey everyone,I've been assured multiple times from various people that this is not a load bearing wall and that I do not need to hire and engineer to come in and make sure, however, I'm the kind of person that likes to be sure.I know, I know -- If i had any uncertainty, I should have resolved it before we took down the drywall. I have no excuses other than I had family over who assure me all was well and they were with me while taking down the drywall. It's my responsibility and I failed there. I'm trying to correct that mistake before I make an even more costly mistake.The InfoWe are in Northern NJ.The wall is on the second story, connected to an exterior wall.The wall runs parallel to the ceiling joists. (Pic of ceiling joists)The wall runs parallel to the floor joists. (Pic of floor joists-part 1, Pic of floor joists-part 2)As you can see from the pic of the floor joists, there is nothing underneath this wall on the first story.There are no transfer members in the attic connecting the roof load to the wall.As far as I can tell from the pics/video, there is no transfer beam below the wall, connecting the exterior framing to the known load-bearing beam that runs through the center of the house.We'd like to remove starting from the second stud from the exterior wall to the interior-facing side of the door frame (a few inches from the cabinet)The PicsPic of ceiling joistsPic of floor joists-part 1Pic of floor joists-part 2Wall from kitchenWall from dining roomThe VideoThe previous owner (and my in-laws) had the foresight to film the house during construction. I've put that up on youtube here and made links to pertinent parts. The rest of the video may help, tooView of floor joistsView of ceiling joistsI'm kicking myself for taking down the drywall already and I've come to you guys for help. Do I need to hire an engineer to come in and give an assessment? I know I should have been 100% sure before taking down the drywall and I feel terrible about it already. via /r/DIY http://ift.tt/2vz6Di3
