How do you know if you have a load bearing wall before you start demo?
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we want to take out a wall to make our kitchen bigger
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Here, these will help.
https://lifehacker.com/how-to-identify-a-load-bearing-wall-1626923331
https://m.wikihow.com/Tell-if-a-Wall-is-Load-Bearing
Your contractor will know for sure. Be sure to pull your permits!
Go to county or city building department. The original builder had to file "blueprints" etc to get a permit to build. You can get a copy of them for your house. While there talk with the structure engineer. He/she will tell you all the load bearing walls and you can mark them on your copy (for future reference). As long as you are not extending the house walls out, You don't have to get a permit.
This is a multi-step process to properly identify a load bearing wall or partial load bearing wall. This is a good resource: https://www.doityourself.com/stry/how-to-determine-if-a-wall-is-a-load-bearing-wall#the-tiny-revolution