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I have an interior wall in the basement that runs between the outer wall and the core wall. The wall is built with 7cm lecablock (standing so that the wall is 7cm thick). Between the outer wall and the core wall, it's about 4m.
The house was built in the 1910s, and I assume the leca wall is not original.
The ceiling above the leca wall is plastered.
Other interior walls that I believe are original are built with bricks and do not have plaster above (can be seen where previous owners have made holes for pipe penetrations, etc.).
My conclusion is that the wall is not load-bearing and that it's okay to demolish it directly.
(If I demolish the wall, there will be about 8 meters between the remaining interior walls)
Should I consider other aspects before I take out the sledgehammer?
(I can also add that the leca wall extends 2/3 between the outer wall and the core wall. Previously there was a door opening and "the rest of the wall" towards the outer wall - but that little wall section just collapsed when I looked at it...
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I have an interior wall in the basement that runs between the outer wall and the core wall. The wall is built with 7cm lecablock (standing so that the wall is 7cm thick). Between the outer wall and the core wall, it's about 4m.
The house was built in the 1910s, and I assume the leca wall is not original.
The ceiling above the leca wall is plastered.
Other interior walls that I believe are original are built with bricks and do not have plaster above (can be seen where previous owners have made holes for pipe penetrations, etc.).
My conclusion is that the wall is not load-bearing and that it's okay to demolish it directly.
(If I demolish the wall, there will be about 8 meters between the remaining interior walls)
Should I consider other aspects before I take out the sledgehammer?
(I can also add that the leca wall extends 2/3 between the outer wall and the core wall. Previously there was a door opening and "the rest of the wall" towards the outer wall - but that little wall section just collapsed when I looked at it...
)Anyone have simple tips on how I can rule out the possibility that the wall is load-bearing?
If in doubt, of course I'll bring in a structural engineer. But simple common sense and the process of elimination can also work...
If in doubt, of course I'll bring in a structural engineer. But simple common sense and the process of elimination can also work...
I would guess that it is not load-bearing due to the slender dimension and because it runs across and not along the house... But just a guess of common-sense nature. My structural engineer wanted me to have 25cm leca on load-bearing walls but at least 19cm. But it also depends on which load is to be supported..
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If one is allowed to use the term 'normal' in the context of small houses, separating walls are not built directly against joists for the simple reason that joists have some flex, which can, if not crack, at least cause cracks in partition walls. 'Normally' one finishes with some kind of soft joint against the joists (cast).
Then, I agree with pellepite. 7 cm is even too narrow for partition walls, not to mention load-bearing walls. Partition walls are usually about 11-12 cm, and load-bearing, depending on the material, 18-25 cm. Concrete walls can of course be made slimmer, but that's another matter.
Then, I agree with pellepite. 7 cm is even too narrow for partition walls, not to mention load-bearing walls. Partition walls are usually about 11-12 cm, and load-bearing, depending on the material, 18-25 cm. Concrete walls can of course be made slimmer, but that's another matter.