Mud-engineers or Load Bearing questions (4 Viewers)

[FJBen]

So we are getting a place and of course looking at renovations because…why not right?

Anyways one topic is removing this wall between the kitchen/living room. I’ve never dealt with ceilings/roof lines like this even though we’ve renovated and removed walls in almost every home.

The right answer is to open up the Sheetrock, but I’m not able to do that for a bit.

Any thoughts from mud?

 

[73FJ40]

Northern Colorado, snow load?

IMO, it looks like the ridge beam is supported by both outer walls and the kitchen wall, and then the ridge beam is holding up the exposed wood rafters. If so, the rafters are actually serving as beams. My 2 cents.

 

[FJBen]

Northern Colorado, snow load?

IMO, it looks like the ridge beam is supported by both outer walls and the kitchen wall, and then the ridge beam is holding up the exposed wood rafters. If so, the rafters are actually serving as beams. My 2 cents.

It’s far western Nebraska, 20 mins from Colorado border but similar snow amounts.

My thought was the same, that it’s not load bearing but wasn’t sure. I’ve never had a ceiling like this or remodeled one.

Is it possible there is a metal post at the end, supporting that load?

 

[73FJ40]

You really need to confirm what's holding the roof up. That's quite a shallow pitched roof for rafters without joists holding the walls in place and collar beams preventing the rafters from doing "the splits".

Could there be steel members boxed inside the wood rafters?