Can the upstairs really collapse?

[Rabbithole]

Yes, but it's doubtful if it will collapse for that.......not Swedish houses at least. Must be something modern then, where everything is calculated and reduced to the smallest detail then.

Even a 45x45 interior wall with plasterboard becomes quite bearing once the panels are in place.

 

[DorisDoris]

I don't understand anything about this thread, why would the house suddenly collapse🤔

Only because I read about some cases where the upper floor gave way in old houses and the owner found the attic in the hallway when he came home...kind of. That was enough for my over-analytical brain to start thinking about my own attic floor, and that I conveniently now store some extra stuff there = more weight...😏

 

[Anonymiserad 405730]

Only because I read about some cases where the upper floor gave way in old houses, and the owner found the attic in the hallway when he came home.. sort of. That was enough for my overanalytical brain to start wondering about my own attic apartment, and that I conveniently now store a few extra things there = more weight...😏

Then I would recommend you stop reading because if your overanalytical brain latches onto things like that, what's the next thing you believe😉😂

 

[DorisDoris]

Well, it's rather that one of the beams has been replaced with a support between two others. Whether it's correctly dimensioned or not, we can't answer based on this. But, as mentioned, it primarily affects the ceiling, and you say it's original (or at least not recently done), so if the ceiling hasn't started to sag yet (which should be visible on the beam, which it's not), then it's probably not completely wrong.

So, relax and enjoy the room instead.

And *if* it should turn out to be some form of under-dimensioning, it won't collapse like in a bad movie, but rather you'll start having problems with a sagging, wobbling floor that you will notice well before anything happens.

(Provided you don't start collecting safes, grand pianos, or other heavy items in that room)

Thank you so much for responding logically to a hysterical woman. I’ll try to let it go now and find something else to worry about instead 😅 We're not planning to store any safes at least 😁

 

[DorisDoris]

It looks really stable. No sagging or wobbling plus a wall right underneath. You could probably have a few safes and pianos there

Trusting them, I don't understand anything myself 😬

 

[DorisDoris]

As long as no load-bearing walls on the ground floor are removed, there's no chance that the second floor would collapse.

No walls have been demolished, so that bodes well 🫣

 

[DorisDoris]

Where have you read that it has truly collapsed de facto? I would say that it is extremely rare then......... Probably as likely as getting a plane on your head as having the upper floor collapse.

In a fb group about renovating older houses. Yeah, it sounds incredible but...what do I know 😏

 

[DorisDoris]

Then I would recommend you to stop reading because if your overanalytical brain gets triggered by such things, what is the next thing you'll believe😉😂

I try to avoid it, but sometimes you stumble across them anyway. They never end, I can tell you 🫢

 

[Anonymiserad 405730]

I try to avoid them, but sometimes you stumble upon them anyway. I can tell you they never end 🫢

You need to quit social media which consists of 90% falsehoods and lies.

 

[Intet]

Then I would recommend you to stop reading because if your over-analytical brain gets excited about such things, what is the next thing you might believe😉😂

Asbestos. Anyone?

 

[Anonymiserad 405730]

Asbestos. Anyone?

But it's probably more likely that you'll encounter asbestos than a inhabited house collapsing, don't you think?

 

[DorisDoris]

Asbestos. Anyone?

I've already gone through my asbestos period. 😉 Bern there done that. It's a grateful subject to have anxiety about.

 

[Intet]

I've already gone through my asbestos phase. 😉 Bern there done that. They're a convenient subject to have anxiety over.

Black mold?

 

[Eld]

In a fb group about renovating older houses. Yes, it sounds incredible but...what do I know 😏

I actually read many years ago about a house that collapsed during renovation. The owner had removed all the internal walls, and I believe the floors between levels as well. Then the house collapsed. The owner died.

But surely no one here on Byggahus would do such foolish things.

 

[DorisDoris]

Black mold?

That too, mold in general. They return at regular intervals 😉