Beam by the wall, can it be load-bearing?

[Henric Nordin]

Opened up a little between the living room and dining room, and between these, there is a "framing." The entire living room is an extension built around 2004. Opened up the drywall to see what was in the beam, and there appears to be two different types of timber, I would guess a newer post and an old wall. Wondering if these are load-bearing or what their function is.

The floor plan for the wall I am working with. As mentioned, the living room is an extension.

Pictures of the post, it is about 70x70 mm.

Another picture of the separation between the kitchen and living room.

Grateful for answers!

 

[klaskarlsson]

I have opened up a bit between the living room and the dining room, and between these, there is a "framing". The entire living room is an extension that was done around 2004. I opened up the plaster to see what was in the beam, and it seems to be two different types of wood, I would guess a newer post and an old wall. I'm wondering if these are load-bearing or what their function is.

The floor plan for the wall I'm working on. The living room is, as mentioned, an extension.

Pictures of the post, it is approximately 70x70 mm.

Another picture of the separation between the kitchen and the living room.


Grateful for answers!

If it is an extension, this is probably a load-bearing post for the beam you see in the ceiling, which the roof trusses are likely resting on?

 

[Henric Nordin]

If it's an extension, this is probably a load-bearing post for the beam you see in the ceiling, on which the rafters likely rest?

Thanks for the response! Is there any reason why one would choose to place it "freely" and not integrate it into the wall? Is there any building practice that says this is the best way?