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Gullringshus 1-story Load-bearing Wall
Hello,
Can the attached drawing help determine which walls are load-bearing?
The wall between the two small bedrooms of 7 sqm each had already been removed before we bought.
Can the attached drawing help determine which walls are load-bearing?
The wall between the two small bedrooms of 7 sqm each had already been removed before we bought.
According to the sectional drawing, the roof trusses are self-supporting, and in that case, no interior walls should be load-bearing. Assuming it is not a house built with modules or elements. However, you cannot remove all/most interior walls because the walls have a stabilizing function, such as preventing the house from moving when it's windy, or the exterior walls from bending outward.
Thank you so much for your response!BirgitS said:
According to the sectional drawing, it is self-supporting truss roof trusses, and in that case, no interior walls should be load-bearing. Assuming that it is not a house built from modules or elements. However, one cannot remove all/most interior walls because the walls have a stabilizing function, for example, to prevent the house from moving in the wind, the exterior walls from leaning outwards.
What is relevant is to remove the wall I marked in yellow on the picture.
The one marked in purple has already been removed earlier.
What do you think about the "yellow" wall?

It can be tricky when there are no interior walls at all along an entire long side. It's good to have something that ensures it remains 90 degrees between floor and wall, and wall and ceiling. Is it possible to have about a half-meter wall somewhere, firmly anchored to the floor, wall, and ceiling? Some sort of separation between different functions in the room?
Note! I am an amateur and am basing this on posts written by structural engineers/architects, but I may have misunderstood something. If you want guaranteed correct answers, you should hire a structural engineer.
Note! I am an amateur and am basing this on posts written by structural engineers/architects, but I may have misunderstood something. If you want guaranteed correct answers, you should hire a structural engineer.
I had the same feeling with the same half of the house losing all its interior walls.BirgitS said:
It can be sensitive when there are no interior walls at all along an entire long side. It's good to have something that ensures it remains 90 degrees between the floor and wall, and wall and ceiling. Is it possible to have about half a meter of wall somewhere, firmly anchored to the floor, wall, and ceiling?
Some sort of demarcation between different functions in the room?
Note! I am an amateur and base my input on posts written by building engineers/architects, but I might have misunderstood something. If you want guaranteed correct answers, you should hire a building engineer.
I am also an amateur (if that wasn't already obvious) and will definitely contact a professional if it becomes relevant to tear down.
But with your feedback, it feels like it's worth moving forward anyway.
Maybe open a portal in the "yellow" wall instead of tearing it down completely, or does that affect too much too?
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