can a wall that's only upstairs be load bearing?

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dynamo

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hi, i want to knock down an upstairs wall. This wall doesn't continue down to the ground floor so i'm wondering if this means it can't be load bearing? i'm hopelessly ignorant about this so any advice would be greatly appreciated!

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How is the roof supported. That's also what you have to look at.
I wouldn't be taking out structure unless you have someone that understands carpentry look at it first.
 

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It could be carried by a beam in the floor that you can't see. Like Terry said, you need to know how the roof is built.
 

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In one home I lived in, the "middle" wall upstairs was a bearing wall for the roof.

Some homes use a roof truss system that bears only on the outside walls.
 
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