I have just purchased an apartment with the following floor plan:
Marked in red are the wall sections I am interested in tearing down to open up more between the kitchen and living room. These are about 40 cm thick, so I suspect they are load-bearing.
Found a drawing that supports my thesis (an old drawing of the apartment above mine):
Also, a drawing attached to the measurement certificate, in my opinion, also shows that the wall sections are load-bearing:
Now to the question:
Since the process is as follows:
1. Find out if the wall is load-bearing
2. If so, purchase a structural engineer's report.
3. Submit the materials to the condo board and ask for permission.
What should this cost? i.e., investigation of load-bearing or non-load-bearing wall and a structural engineer's report on how it can be demolished (if it can be offset).
