Hello everyone
I have torn down a wall in my house and it is a so-called load-bearing wall. There was already a glulam beam here. See point 1 in the image. Now I have started to tear down the wall between the family room and the kitchen. See point 2 in the image.
When I removed the drywall, I saw that the center-to-center distance between the studs is 400 mm in this wall, does this indicate that the wall has some form of load-bearing capacity? Or can I just remove the studs? The house is 10,290 mm wide and 11,560 mm long.
The opening that I will be unloading is about 3.5 - 4 meters. How do I calculate what dimension I should have? I have tried both Moelven's and other suppliers' programs, but do not know if I am doing it correctly.
The wall between bedrooms 5 & 6 was removed by the previous owner. There is a glulam beam here.
Grateful for answers and feedback
I have torn down a wall in my house and it is a so-called load-bearing wall. There was already a glulam beam here. See point 1 in the image. Now I have started to tear down the wall between the family room and the kitchen. See point 2 in the image.
When I removed the drywall, I saw that the center-to-center distance between the studs is 400 mm in this wall, does this indicate that the wall has some form of load-bearing capacity? Or can I just remove the studs? The house is 10,290 mm wide and 11,560 mm long.
The opening that I will be unloading is about 3.5 - 4 meters. How do I calculate what dimension I should have? I have tried both Moelven's and other suppliers' programs, but do not know if I am doing it correctly.
The wall between bedrooms 5 & 6 was removed by the previous owner. There is a glulam beam here.
Grateful for answers and feedback
It's not possible to answer straight away, but wall 2 is also likely load-bearing (like the wall between the two bedrooms on the left). It mainly depends on the roof structure and the roof slope.
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Byggaren
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Byggaren
Should have seen the stairs. The wall is load-bearing. You need to place a laminated beam similar to the one over the other wall.
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The Builder
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The Builder