I have a 1980's bi-level home. The center of the lower level contains a bedroom and utility room separated by a central load bearing wall with steel beam.
There is a closet jutting out of this wall that is restricting access to plumbing equipment in the utility room.
The closet walls are made with 2x3's instead of the thicker studs in the load bearing wall. They butt up against the center wall, but do not intersect or extend underneath.
Is it safe to remove this closet?
