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I am planning to tear down a non-load-bearing wall (marked). The length of the wall is three meters. The house does not have cast vaults and was built in 1945. Now for the difficult part. I have spoken to the board, and there are no issues with tearing down the wall. But the chairman wants an IPE or laminated beam installed "just to be safe" and because they've had issues with settling in other apartments. Despite attempts to persuade (with the help of a construction engineer who has looked at it). The others on the board do not seem to have any problems with the removal of the wall.
I have spoken with my insurance company, and it's fine as long as it is not a load-bearing wall. If anything were to happen, my insurance company would work together with the association's for any potential "settling issues."
To me, it seems unnecessary to install an IPE/laminated beam considering the joists run along with the wall to be removed.
Would need some advice on what I should do? Do you think a beam/laminated beam is needed? How do I persuade a chairman who has made up their mind? Is there a risk of settling in the apartment above if the wall is removed?
I'm posting a thread here instead as I believe I can get better answers here. My previous thread:
Click here.
I am planning to tear down a non-load-bearing wall (marked). The length of the wall is three meters. The house does not have cast vaults and was built in 1945. Now for the difficult part. I have spoken to the board, and there are no issues with tearing down the wall. But the chairman wants an IPE or laminated beam installed "just to be safe" and because they've had issues with settling in other apartments. Despite attempts to persuade (with the help of a construction engineer who has looked at it). The others on the board do not seem to have any problems with the removal of the wall.
I have spoken with my insurance company, and it's fine as long as it is not a load-bearing wall. If anything were to happen, my insurance company would work together with the association's for any potential "settling issues."
To me, it seems unnecessary to install an IPE/laminated beam considering the joists run along with the wall to be removed.
Would need some advice on what I should do? Do you think a beam/laminated beam is needed? How do I persuade a chairman who has made up their mind? Is there a risk of settling in the apartment above if the wall is removed?
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Always a problem with lay leader/advocates which unfortunately often happens in a housing association board. Have encountered similar problems, with unruly chairmen in Brf associations.
The best advice is probably to nominate yourself as chairman next time there's a re-election ;-)
If you have had an ingengör there who has looked at it, I would put the ingengör in direct contact with the chairman. And then he might be able to convince him in a better way and describe in more detail where loads and such occur in the building and how these are borne by...
Good luck
/PC
The best advice is probably to nominate yourself as chairman next time there's a re-election ;-)
If you have had an ingengör there who has looked at it, I would put the ingengör in direct contact with the chairman. And then he might be able to convince him in a better way and describe in more detail where loads and such occur in the building and how these are borne by...
Good luck
/PC
The engineer has been in contact with the chairman and explained the situation, but without success in persuading. The wall has now been taken down and it seems likely that there will be some sort of beam solution (the simplest and most efficient possible) to quiet them down.
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