We are in the middle of a major renovation, but I am now wondering if I am doing the right thing...
The house is from the 50s, and the roof was raised in the 70s, so it is now 1 & 1/2 stories with a basement.
Both the interior and exterior walls are plank walls, and the exterior walls have additional insulation.
In the image below, the heart wall is yellow, and we have planned to take down non-load-bearing walls which are red in the image.
The black arrow shows the direction of the rafters and floor joists.
Now to the question...
I think both the heart wall and exterior walls lean slightly in the direction of the blue arrow, maybe 0.5 - 1cm over 1m. Is this something I should be worried about?
Is it unwise to proceed with my plans to take down the red walls because even if they are not load-bearing, they do stabilize the house?
I can add that the chimney leans more than the walls, but there are no visible cracks or similar issues.
How much does the chimney wall lean from the basement up to the top? Does the chimney lean all the way? Has it been long since it started to lean? Do the heart wall and chimney lean in the same direction? Can you see if the (red) wall closest to the wall (by the stove) leans in the opposite direction of the chimney stack?
It is not entirely uncommon for walls to lean 10-15 mm from floor to ceiling from the start because the carpenters were a bit careless. At least with wooden walls. Masonry walls are possibly more accurately aligned.
Are the outer walls leaning? If not, then it is probably something that was there from the beginning. The heart wall cannot reasonably begin to lean without the outer walls following.
Edit: saw that it was a response to an old post. Hope it worked out for TS.
Whether it has resolved or not BUT the two walls are gone.
I'm considering whether I should dare to measure again or if I should just leave everything as it is.
I haven't seen any signs of problems after the renovation.
The chimney in our outbuilding has sunk over the years and pulled the outer walls with it via the rafters, so I simply have to break away the chimney, straighten up the building, and level in a new floor because the walls can't, so to speak, "be pulled straight" without jeopardizing the whole house. The floor must be adapted to the walls.
Just wanted to make "P-plats" aware to keep an eye on that "murstocken"...
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