Demolition of wall

[Takashi]

Hello! I live in an apartment where the building was constructed in 1914, and it is 6 stories high.

I am now thinking of tearing down a significant part of the wall (about half) between the kitchen and the living room. The wall is entirely made of wood. However, my association can't say whether it is load-bearing or not. What I need is a construction company that can examine whether it is load-bearing or not, and tear down the wall itself. I don't know what to search for... so do you have any tips?

I can supplement with drawings here in the forum if anyone would like more information.

 

[Mats]

You are looking for a civil engineer who can perform a structural analysis for you. I also don't think the wall is load-bearing, but you should have documentation on it for the future.

 

[Ola78]

http://www.bygging.se here you can start searching and see if you find someone that fits.

 

[Takashi]

Hello & thank you for the response! However, I am not quite sure what to search for on bygging.se. Is it construction inspections or...?

 

[haavard]

I also don't think the wall is load-bearing, but you should have documentation for the future

How did you manage to find so much information that you could give that answer?

 

[BigGitt]

How did you manage to find so much information that you could give that answer?

If it's non-load-bearing, just tear it down. If it's load-bearing, a building permit and permission from the association are required. If he demolishes without permission and it collapses...
It's absolutely right to prepare for the future. The neighbor above dances or takes a bath and suddenly falls down.

Apply for a building permit! They will help you with all the info.

 

[Ola78]

Hi & thanks for the response! However, I don't really know what to search for on bygging.se. Is it construction inspections or...?

It's probably closer to searching for specialists/building consultants and then selecting design.

 

[Takashi]

I have thus received permission from my association. However, the association could not say whether it was load-bearing or not, and they referred me to hire a professional to find this out.

 

[Mats]

No information about the specific case, just the experiences I have with such large houses.
The houses I have seen of that size usually have stone/brick frames for load-bearing parts.
That's also why I wrote that I believe. The only way to know for sure is, as mentioned, an engineer who looks at the specific case.