I am planning a renovation of the entrance at home. I want to widen the opening a bit, and there are 2 posts (see picture marking) that I want to remove to make space for a full-width staircase down.
It might be difficult to answer, but I'm trying to ask here on the forum if anyone can determine just from the picture if these 2 posts are load-bearing or not?
I am planning a renovation of the entrance at home. I want to widen the opening somewhat and there are 2 posts (see marked photo) that I would like to remove to make room for a full-width staircase down.
It might be hard to answer, but I'm trying to ask here on the forum if anyone can determine just from the photo whether these 2 posts are load-bearing or not?
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Yes. You cannot remove them completely, but you can move them out towards the corners a bit.
Yes. You can't remove them completely, but you can move them out towards the corners a bit.
Thanks for the quick reply. Perhaps they can be offset at the top then? It's not something I plan to do myself, but I'll hire a construction company to do it for me. It's good to know what options are available before contacting different construction companies.
Thanks for the quick answer. Is it possible to maybe replace them at the top? Not something I intend to do myself, but I'll hire a construction company to do it for me. However, it's good to know what options I have before contacting various construction companies.
Yes, it's possible to put in a stronger beam. Of course, it may also be that the existing one manages without the posts, but it's impossible to determine just from the picture. The posts are there for a reason; otherwise, they would probably have used short posts that go just above the railing.
Yes, you can place a stronger beam there. It might be that the existing one manages without the posts as well, but it's impossible to determine just from the picture. The posts are there for a reason, otherwise they would have used shorter posts that just go above the railing.
Thanks! I'll contact a construction company and ask them to take a closer look at it
No, they are not load-bearing. Judging from the picture, the terrace is deeper than 1200, hence there are more rafters that are supported on outer beams. And for the gable truss to have a different construction is very unlikely.
The corner posts are on footings in the ground, the two in the middle are not. That's my point on the matter.
Yes, that's what I reacted to as well, if they had been on footings, I would have assumed they were load-bearing. Now I have contacted a carpenter to come and take a look at it, so we'll see
I don't think they bear either, but together with the fence, they counteract the shear forces. There are indeed other ways to solve it, but there is a risk that the leading edge starts to tilt to the side if those forces are not managed.
I want to clarify my answer a bit. No, they are not load-bearing in the sense that the entire roof will collapse if you remove them, but they probably serve some function, otherwise, you would likely have short posts as I mentioned earlier. (but not necessarily) There are, as Nötegårdsgubben mentions, shear forces that they counteract.
I think it's good that you're bringing in a carpenter who can look at it if you can't assess the potential consequences of removing the posts yourself.
Tear down the ceiling on the veranda.
Then the carpenter can see the construction of the whole thing.
Provided that the roof on the veranda is well attached to the house, it won't tip in any direction.
Ensure that the roof truss construction is well attached to the house.
Reinforce the outer roof truss on the inside so it holds.
Ensure the anchoring of the posts in the roof truss and the floor down towards the footings; you might have to use thicker/stronger posts and anchor them better to the footings.
Remove the middle posts.
That will go well, good luck and give us an update as you proceed, for those of us who are curious.
This thread is now 1 year old, and a lot has happened since then... However, the posts remain
I've scraped, sanded, and primed all the posts for repainting... The two inner ones, however, have not been touched because I still hope to be able to remove them! Just trying to get hold of a construction company that has time...
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