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Old 06-23-2004, 04:12 PM
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Older bungalos had load bearing walls down the center of the basement, but your house is new enough that it would only use teleposts. Generally the teleposts will support a beam, usually laminated 2x10s or such, and the beam supports the floor joists which run perpendicular to the beam. There may be a wall framed in under the beam, but it will have no load bearing capacity.
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