I recently bought an apartment that has quite a few built-in wardrobes that I have no use for and which take up unnecessary space. I would like to remove them and instead create a sliding door solution in the bedroom, maybe a niche in the hallway and just remove the one in the kitchen to get more space.
Before doing so, I need to know if the wardrobes are load-bearing. I feel about 95% sure that this is not the case since they do not go all the way to the ceilings, as can be seen in the pictures. But I want to be at least 99.9% sure, so I am asking here.
The apartment is a corner apartment on the 3rd floor of 3 in a brick and concrete building from 1962.
What do you think, are these load-bearing in any way?
A wardrobe from the past often consists of "piss-material" = Two thin pressed boards with fluff in between. About 10mm thick.
Are your wardrobes built with 45x90 studs in the partition walls?
Or perhaps in masonry?
Hehe, no. But partition walls and back panels (those that don't go all the way to the ceiling...) are solid and quite thick, difficult to measure since they're inside, but approximately 5cm or more.
Understood that this was a silly question, but it can be worth it
