SirPiffingsthwaite t1_iu7nhv3 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 4:32 AM

I'd leave it and just chase/bore the room needed.

Can you remove it? Maybe, but it's bracing that horizontal/architrave at the top. Do you know what's above that point? It's likely just an old doorway penetration but the doubled-up verticals are possibly bearing more than the old architrave, best to err on the side of caution.

[deleted] t1_iu7tps1 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 5:45 AM

That horizontal piece is called a lintel. At least in Australia it is.

epistemologer t1_iu7yztx wrote on October 29, 2022 at 6:59 AM

Header in the states

aduffy32 OP t1_iu8vgtz wrote on October 29, 2022 at 1:45 PM

This is what it looks like in the attic. Those rafters are not landing on this wall. It’s a one story ranch. https://imgur.com/a/bmbOmGX