4 ms·

I feel like part of the story is missing. Did he remove the stud and learn the hard way?

• deleted 3y ago
  [deleted]
• jefftk 3y ago
  >> How did you find out the closet partition stud was load bearing, in the end ? > I tried to cut it and it started to bind the saw. I stopped and thought, and then did not cut anymore until I had shored up the upstairs. https://www.jefftk.com/p/accidentally-load-bearing#fb-2312194888989383 https://www.jefftk.com/p/accidentally-load-bearing#fb-231219...
  • h2odragon 3y ago
    A smack with a hammer can tell you all sorts of things. If the board is rotten; some is likely to come off. If it's under tension it'll sing out with a resonance absent from a board carrying only its own weight. In your circumstance, the board should have had some wiggle but prolly wouldn't have.
  • Ensorceled 3y ago
    >> I tried to cut it and it started to bind the saw. I stopped and thought, and then did not cut anymore until I had shored up the upstairs. This is exactly I found out that a stud was now load bearing.