Home Help. Is this weight bearing?

[in. pred]

case the opening to match the rest and be done with it in a day. lol


40yr drywall finishers tip for best results:
dont have ANY hump in the rock thats hung!!!! it needs to be flush or less than existing surface to finish out nice. it is 10x easier to patch a dip than a hump! so frame it in or cut it out with that in mind. even a 1/16" hump, that close to existing trim, can be troublesome to finish out perfect. little hump mite seem easy to mud away. but sometimes its not. and when its not, it never looks rite.

put the correct one piece 1x trim along stair sides. those chunks of trim got to go.

 

[sandyut]

If you're talking the half wall in that same staircase, you may find a load bearing member. It appears there is a closet built in over the staircase.

We are having a stair company out to do a bunch of wood work, including removing the half wall. they seem to think it wont be an issue.

 

[sandyut]

Got this far before the power went out... Generator powers all the upstairs lights and none down. So I stopped and cleaned up with the last of the daylight.

Wasnt too bad beside the sheetrock dust. the 6" space at the top looking down is solid wood.

Probably gonna need to use the oscillating saw to get the sides off as they are fit in there. Love that tool!

 

[chopsaw]

. the 6" space at the top looking down is solid wood.

If that's a solid 2X doubled up head , it might be holding some weight .
From an earlier post ,

. If it was , there would be sistered together solid header above the door .

 

[sandyut]

If that's a solid 2X doubled up head , it might be holding some weight .
From an earlier post ,

with a stud finder I can see 5.5" of wood on the top, could be more. the 2X4's I want to remove dont touch the 2X4 on the floor. they are up a smidge. There is nothing but a floor (entry way) and a closet above it. I think Im just gonna cut it at the height I want to finish it at, where you can see it. and call it good.

 

[chopsaw]

David , shouldn't be any load bearing walls in the basement of a ranch style home .
Ranch style with a walkout , the rear wall is framed and supports the floor system and back exterior wall of the main floor .

Just giving a suggestion to be aware as you take it out . I'm thinking you're fine . It's probably framed as it is to account for the drop on the downside of the stair .