Hello! I am renovating a children's room in a 1.5-story classic 70s house. I have torn down old plaster/insulation since I was planning to add more insulation and install some windproof material. But the question is whether these support posts are load-bearing. Now that I see how much space there is behind them, I'm considering moving them out by 40 (not decided, maybe 30 will be enough). But is it possible, or is a structural engineer needed for this? There is a central wall 2 meters and 20 cm from the existing support post wall.
 
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BirgitS
It looks like part of the truss, so you cannot alter it without an approved building permit, and to obtain that you should bring in a structural engineer who can recalculate and redesign the truss. Plan storage between the trusses instead.

It does not appear that there is any load-bearing wall in the furnished attic.
 
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BirgitS BirgitS said:
It looks like part of the roof truss, so you can't alter it without an approved building notification, and to get that, you should hire a structural engineer who can recalculate and resize the roof truss. Plan for storage between the roof trusses instead.

It doesn't look like there is any load-bearing wall in the converted attic.
I suspected that, although there is a wall in the middle of the upper floor, happened to take a picture of the drawing without interior walls :)
 
BirgitS
Even though there is a wall under the ridge of the finished attic, it is usually not load-bearing.
 
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