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.
 
  • Floor plan of a house built in 1974, showing rooms including vardagsrum, kök, sovrum, and a tvätt area. Measurements and layout details included.
  • View of attic with wooden beams and insulation, showing truss structure and ductwork, taken from laundry room towards a storage area.
  • Attic space with exposed wooden beams and ductwork visible, indicating construction details in a house built in 1974.
  • Attic space showing wooden beams and insulation material scattered across the floor. A ventilation duct is visible on the right side.
  • Attic view with exposed wooden rafters and beams, examining for load-bearing walls in a 1974-built house; photo taken from laundry towards closet area.
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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.
 
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BirgitS BirgitS said:
With truss rafters, normally no interior walls are load-bearing on the floor below. But the third picture shows a special construction, so around there, it might be different. Then there are stabilizing walls too, so you can't remove all the 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.
 
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.
 
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After taking a closer look at the images, I realize that there is no real doubt that there are missing load-bearing walls in your house.
 
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After taking a closer look at the pictures, I realize that there is no direct doubt that there are missing load-bearing walls in your house.
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.
 
  • Yellow brick exterior wall of a house with a bicycle, black garbage bags, and a chimney, taken from the outside for clarification.
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