Hello forum.

We recently bought a new house. A villa from 1967.

The kitchen and living room are separated by a wall with a door that we would like to remove. The wall is thin and doesn't feel particularly stable, so we are wondering if the wall is load-bearing. I am attaching the drawing and asking for your expertise.
The wall in question is marked with a red arrow.
 
  • Floor plan of a 1967 villa, showing rooms and a red arrow marking a wall with a door, inquiring if it's load-bearing, connecting kitchen and living room.
Whether it's a load-bearing wall or not, the answer lies upstairs. Are there roof trusses or an intermediate floor structure that needs to be relieved?
 
H Håbbe01 said:
If it is a load-bearing wall or not, the answer is upstairs. Are there trusses or a floor joist that need support
It is a one-story house, so no upstairs and (almost) flat roof. My thought is that the trusses should go from long side to long side to avoid a super long span. That should mean that the wall follows the same direction as the trusses and therefore should not be load-bearing. Am I thinking correctly?
 
Okay, then there are ceiling beams, hard to say if there's not more to go on. What is the wall made of and thickness?
 
Is there wind on the house? Go up and photograph the trusses.
 
Wind is missing. I opened up a small hole. The wall is 8cm, a masonite board on each side. No insulation. What do you think? I might need to open up more to know for sure? A hole in a wall showing 8cm space between masonite boards with no insulation, revealing wall structure and potential renovation needs.
 
Type 70 studs and masonite sounds unlikely to be load-bearing.
 
H Håbbe01 said:
Type 70 studs and masonite seem unlikely to be load-bearing.
That's my feeling as well. What should I look for when I open up more?
 
Far-fetched but check the spacing of the framework to verify it's 70mm and the framework spacing is 60cm. A load-bearing one is usually at least 90mm framework cc 60cm or tighter plus OSB board, planks, etc. before gypsum.
 
Non-load-bearing, I would say
 
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The studs are 70 mm, with a stud spacing of 600. The wall is built in three sections instead of continuously. Why is this?

Now that I've demolished more, I also see the wall was built before the ceiling and floor, which must be the approach for a load-bearing wall? That is, first construction, then aesthetics? What do you think?
 
  • Interior wall under construction showing wooden studs spaced at 600mm; sections partially built with visible insulation and wall framing details.
Hmmmm. Double studs in 2 places. Might indicate a load-bearing wall. Can you see if a ceiling joist rests on this, I wonder. But then it should be possible to alternate between the two for opening.
 
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Are there any section drawings besides elevation drawings?
 
H Håbbe01 said:
Hmmmm. Double studs in 2 places. Could probably imply a load-bearing wall. Can you see if the ceiling joist rests on this, I wonder. But then it should be possible to alternate between the two for the opening.
Since the wall is studded in three sections, it results in double studs in places, or it might have been built in sections specifically to have double studs.
I have difficulty determining if the rule in the ceiling is a ceiling joist or a regular stud set to put up the wall.

"But then it should be possible to alternate between the two for the opening" What do you mean?
 
BirgitS BirgitS said:
Are there any section drawings besides facade drawings?
Not that I've found. The house is part of an estate, so I have no one to ask for drawings. The drawings I have were ordered from the city office.

It might be necessary to contact a structural engineer before the studs are removed :)
 
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