GLOSSARY

Load-Bearing Wall

A load-bearing wall supports loads from the structure above, in addition to its own weight. Removing or opening it requires a designed alternative load path, including supports and connections.

Detail

About Load-Bearing Wall

Temporary support and construction sequencing need coordination. Wall orientation alone does not establish whether it is load bearing.

FLORIDA PERMIT DATA

In the records

"load-bearing wall" appears in 690 matching permits in the Florida records we analyzed.

Counts are not additive: a permit can match more than one term. Adding category counts can count the same permit more than once.

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