Is My Shower Wall Structural?

drivetolive wrote: ↑I'm in the middle of a master bedroom bathroom remodel (second floor). Part of this entails remodeling the current shower and raising the ceiling height.

The shower is 3x3ft. I removed the 1ft dropped ceiling framing and am hoping to make the shower ceiling flush with the rest of the bathroom. However, as you can see from the attached picture, I want to confirm the double top-plates are not structural? Directly above them is a ceiling joist running perpendicular, and directly on top of that is a truss.

I am fairly confident it is not structural, particularly given the lack of a jack stud on the left side. What is throwing me off is the truss above it and the jack stud on the right. It is also worth mentioning this shower enclosure, 3x3ft, does not span the length of the bathroom (i.e. it is a partial wall).

Thoughts?

SubjectivelyObjective wrote: ↑ Should you trust random strangers on the interwebs with the structural stability of your house? No.

Are you required by law to get a permit to remove this wall from your City? Technically yes.

Anyways, first things first, is you probably don't have a joist and a truss above it. You probably have one or the other. If you have trusses in your attic it is more likely that it is not structural, if you have joists in your attic it is more likely that it is structural. Can't confirm 100% either way.

Is the joist above resting on this member? Where are the joists transferring load? What are the spans and joist sizing? What did your City say? etc etc.

It is likely not structural. But this isn't horse shoes or hand grenades, so close doesn't cut it. Most people will answer this, but you can't be sure based on a bunch of random people on the interwebs and limited info.