Hi, I am wanting to turn a partition wall in our kitchen into a bar/island. I'm pretty sure it's not load-bearing based on what I've seen in the attic but would like some sage TexAgs advice as well .
Hopefully my photos explain it pretty well. The opened up wall is obviously the one I want to remove. The paneled wall in the corner is an exterior wall. I stuck a white rod up through the top plate of the partition wall as a reference. All ceiling joists run parallel to the partition wall; the closest joist is 3" offset from the center of the partition, so it doesn't sit on the wall.
There is a 2x6 standing on edge that runs perpendicularly across the top of joists. I'm not sure what this is for because there is nothing tying into it vertically. Perhaps it's just to link all the joists so they can't flex independently from each other? Either way, it doesn't seem to rely on the partition wall for anything.
Is there anything I'm missing that would indicate this is a load-bearing wall?
Hopefully my photos explain it pretty well. The opened up wall is obviously the one I want to remove. The paneled wall in the corner is an exterior wall. I stuck a white rod up through the top plate of the partition wall as a reference. All ceiling joists run parallel to the partition wall; the closest joist is 3" offset from the center of the partition, so it doesn't sit on the wall.
There is a 2x6 standing on edge that runs perpendicularly across the top of joists. I'm not sure what this is for because there is nothing tying into it vertically. Perhaps it's just to link all the joists so they can't flex independently from each other? Either way, it doesn't seem to rely on the partition wall for anything.
Is there anything I'm missing that would indicate this is a load-bearing wall?