M ODI FY I NG SPACE

or added for better daylighting or to take advantage of a

view. A doorway may be moved or added for better access
to a room space or to improve the movement paths within
the space. A large doorway may be created to merge two
adjacent spaces. Any new or enlarged opening in a load- Extending space outward
bearing wall requires a lintel or header sized to carry the
wall load above the opening.

To add a stairway, daylight a space with skylights, or

create a vertical relationship between two levels of space,
structural changes in the floor or ceiling plane may be
required. Alterations in these horizontal structures of a
building may require that the edges of any new openings Enlarging an existing opening
be reinforced and supported by a system of beams,
columns, posts, or bearing walls. New Wall Openings

Structural support is
required along edges of new
floor and roof openings.
Skylights
Vertical relationships

Stairways
Vertical Expansion

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