We bought a house awhile back and removed a wall we think was there to divide the kitchen from the dining room. We wanted a more open concept. Just want some assurance the wall was not load bearing. We have vaulted ceilings and the wall was not connected to the peak of the ceiling.
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Ruling a wall as load bearing can be somewhat easy. Just find a familiar pattern for load bearing walls and you're done. Ruling a wall as non-load bearing, unfortunately, requires the complete exclusion of all load bearing wall patterns, and even then there's a possibility of something "clever" (turns out it wasn't so clever after the place collapses).
The roof hasn't collapsed yet. That's pretty good empirical evidence, but if the roof hasn't seen a substantial snow load between your "awhile back" and now, then now would be a good time to bring in an expert.
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