Offset bearing walls

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Bearing – Wall Offset Offset Bearing Walls Offset Bearing Wood Frame Wood Frame – Wall

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3' maximum offset if not supporting a floor above
bearing wall
dotted lines show resultant floor sag
hump in floor
2' maximum offset if supporting one or more floors above
bearing beam
basement

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The illustration shows a cross-section of a two-story wood-frame house over a basement, with interior bearing walls offset from each other and from the basement bearing beam. Dimension arrows identify a 3-foot maximum offset if not supporting a floor above and a 2-foot maximum offset if supporting one or more floors above. Dashed lines show resultant floor sag between supports, and callouts identify humps in the floors near the underlying bearing wall and beam. The basement beam is supported by a vertical post, while foundation walls support the exterior edges of the house.

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