Hello,
I am planning to add a floor to my house, which has a brick facade. My question concerns the reinforcements needed in the outer walls since the new roof trusses will transfer much more load than the current ones. The house is single-story and has a rather low attic where you can barely stand upright. I have been informed that I might need to tear down the brick facade to insert extra studs in the outer walls or remove the drywall on the inside to do the same. I also don't know if the municipality allows changing the brick facade to wood paneling; I need to find that out, but if they don't allow it, I'm not sure if there are any alternatives. Can't the new trusses be placed on the brick wall? It is a very hard-fired brick that is otherwise used for multi-story houses. I'm thinking that perhaps steel beams with an H-profile could be placed on the facade wall, and then the trusses on them. The beams should distribute the load evenly, and brick can withstand much more load than wooden posts. Another idea I had is to cast a support wall with reinforcement on top of the highest brick row and then place a wall plate and the trusses on it. Does anyone know how to do this so that it is approved and meets the requirements for a 1.5-story house? Perhaps it is not necessary to reinforce the outer walls but to have load-bearing interior walls that support the trusses in the middle? From what I could see, there are 95mm studs with 60 cm centers in the outer walls behind the brick facade. They rest on a sill that is placed on a cast concrete slab. The slab size is 1125/925 cm, so the truss length will be slightly more than 925 cm. Grateful for any suggestions.
