Load bearing or not?

[danamdkny]

hello- can someone tell me if you think this is load bearing or not? I want to saw away those pieces of wood and then re-drywall it it. There was a recessed fluorescent light in there and I want to open it up-
What do you think? Is it safe to saw?

[mrcaptainbob]

I presume you did not remove any verticals? Sure doesn't appear to be a load bearing beam. I would think the wall would be more of the load carrier and this was just a means of providing a frame to hang the drywall on. Just my suspicions...

[Snoonyb]

Its not load bearing, the 4x4 is a method of insuring a stable soffit line.

Cut it out carefully as it appears to be continious members of the soffit.
If cracking appears and the member/s are loose you will need to remove more drywall and add nailing.

[danamdkny]

Originally Posted by Snoonyb

Its not load bearing, the 4x4 is a method of insuring a stable soffit line.

Cut it out carefully as it appears to be continious members of the soffit.
If cracking appears and the member/s are loose you will need to remove more drywall and add nailing.

K- I removed the soffit

....next Drywalling!

[mrcaptainbob]

Clean and neat. Should be a lark from here on to get the lights you want up and running. Sure will open that area up.

[danamdkny]

Originally Posted by mrcaptainbob

Clean and neat. Should be a lark from here on to get the lights you want up and running. Sure will open that area up.

Yes, I have the track lighting that will suit the bathroom area-
IT came with these little collasible prongs that go thru the ceiling and then spring open, I'm realizing that once they are thru - that's it- I would have to remove the ceiling. SO I will either have to do it perfectly the first time or figure out how to screw it in securely enough to support the weight of the fixture.

[Snoonyb]

Your links, both screw and fixture, are to web sites, not product.

[danamdkny]

Originally Posted by Snoonyb

Your links, both screw and fixture, are to web sites, not product.

yeah, this site generates those automatically- i had nothing to do with it-
if you want to see the fxture I got it's on homedepot.com

it's a hampton bay floating glass track light- http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS...4+4233&pos=n12