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Are only the outer walls load-bearing?
Hello,
Trying to figure out if there are any load-bearing interior walls or if it's only the exterior walls that are load-bearing. I don't have any more drawings than a floor plan, so I'm not sure if it can be said with 100% certainty. The house was built in '74. The photos are taken from the laundry towards the closet.
Trying to figure out if there are any load-bearing interior walls or if it's only the exterior walls that are load-bearing. I don't have any more drawings than a floor plan, so I'm not sure if it can be said with 100% certainty. The house was built in '74. The photos are taken from the laundry towards the closet.
With truss roofs, typically no interior walls are load-bearing on the floor below. However, the third image shows a special construction, so around there it might be different. Then there are stabilizing walls too, so you can't remove all walls anyway.
Okay, that picture is taken from the same spot but facing the exterior wall to the right. As far as I can see, it looks the same throughout.BirgitS said:
If there are load-bearing walls, it depends on the span of the roof trusses, i.e., how wide the house is. Trussed roof trusses can generally handle large spans and loads, which often means that no "load-bearing" walls would be needed. However, for cost reasons and other factors, lighter trusses and load-bearing walls are used. But if it's a single-story house, the risk of load-bearing walls is smaller. However, feel free to show some drawings/images of the exterior of the house, roofing, and what the frame consists of. These elements provide clues about how the house is constructed.
Okay, that sounds great. The house is about 10 meters from the living room exterior wall to the kitchen exterior wall. Picture from the outside if that makes it clearer.A AG A said:
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