Basement Wall - Sanity Check

I am working on a basement renovation and started considering removing a wall. Since there is a large beam spanning the entire length of the basement that all the joists rest on, my initial belief was that this wall (perpendicular to beam) would absolutely not be load bearing. After taking a look inside the drop ceiling, it looks like a joist rests exactly on top of this wall on one side, at a narrower spacing than the rest of the floor joists. There is a wall directly above it in a room with a vaulted ceiling. On the other side of the beam, the wall is not attached to the joists so I would assume that side is absolutely not load bearing. photos Should I be worried about removing this wall or am I paranoid for nothing? The general consensus from searching seems to be that a big hefty beam like this means none of the perpendicular walls are load bearing, but this joist is making me scratch my head. submitted by /u/sc00ts [link] [comments]

Jun 16, 2025 - 21:36

I am working on a basement renovation and started considering removing a wall. Since there is a large beam spanning the entire length of the basement that all the joists rest on, my initial belief was that this wall (perpendicular to beam) would absolutely not be load bearing. After taking a look inside the drop ceiling, it looks like a joist rests exactly on top of this wall on one side, at a narrower spacing than the rest of the floor joists. There is a wall directly above it in a room with a vaulted ceiling. On the other side of the beam, the wall is not attached to the joists so I would assume that side is absolutely not load bearing. photos

Should I be worried about removing this wall or am I paranoid for nothing? The general consensus from searching seems to be that a big hefty beam like this means none of the perpendicular walls are load bearing, but this joist is making me scratch my head.

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