Hello BH!
We have just bought a Gullringshus from 1965 that we want to renovate and transform.
I have been in contact with the previous seller who says that these walls are load-bearing up to the roof.
But self-proclaimed experts around me say they cannot be load-bearing.
Of course, I will bring in a structural engineer to look at it.
But being curious as I am, I would like some opinions from BH and perhaps a brief explanation as to why they are or aren't load-bearing. (Trying to learn)
We have just bought a Gullringshus from 1965 that we want to renovate and transform.
I have been in contact with the previous seller who says that these walls are load-bearing up to the roof.
But self-proclaimed experts around me say they cannot be load-bearing.
Of course, I will bring in a structural engineer to look at it.
But being curious as I am, I would like some opinions from BH and perhaps a brief explanation as to why they are or aren't load-bearing. (Trying to learn)
The walls in the picture go straight through and one appears to be part of the external wall of the house, they also run parallel to the roof ridge, indicating that the wall/walls are load-bearing. Without looking at the roof trusses in the attic and what they rest on, I would say that the walls are load-bearing and should not be altered without supporting them so you don't end up with an incredibly low ceiling height very suddenly.
Best regards!
(Just edited my sentence structure as I barely understood what I meant myself...)
Best regards!
(Just edited my sentence structure as I barely understood what I meant myself...)
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I share the feeling that the wall is likely load-bearing! Today, one prefers to build with free-spanning w-trusses, but that wasn't done as much in the past...
Now, I don't see any measurements, but relative to some other measurement in the drawing, I assume it's around 5 meters!?
Edit: looking again, I guess 7 meters instead!
My house built in '55 is 6.5 meters wide and the trusses are not free-spanning! However, the previous owner assumed they were when they opened a 3-meter opening to the kitchen! There, the trusses have sagged a couple of cm in the middle...
Now, I don't see any measurements, but relative to some other measurement in the drawing, I assume it's around 5 meters!?
Edit: looking again, I guess 7 meters instead!
My house built in '55 is 6.5 meters wide and the trusses are not free-spanning! However, the previous owner assumed they were when they opened a 3-meter opening to the kitchen! There, the trusses have sagged a couple of cm in the middle...