Hello, I have a house with a timber frame, and now I'd like to "shorten the wall (open it up)" in the pictures, and I know that it's also braced sideways, which is what this is about. I also know there are threads here about this, but I haven't found any answers to this specific issue, just claims about lateral force and that the wall helps the gable not to "warp."
In picture 1, a yellow-marked "brace" is visible, which is wedged in the whole beam above, which tells me that it doesn't move sideways and thus "blocks" so that it doesn't warp. I want to move this to the red-marked place and remove the beams at the blue cross.
In picture 2, you can see the "notching" I'm talking about.
Picture 3 shows the beams above in connection to the standing beam by the chimney, these are (as seen) only nailed to the standing one and have a thin brace underneath.
I'm considering moving the brace as in picture 1 (a stronger brace though), notching in the beam above so it doesn't move, and securing it to the floor as well as connecting the horizontal beams behind with a metal fitting and a bolt through each one (green marking) along with the metal fitting around the moved brace so this should remain steady sideways.
On the upper beams, likewise, a metal piece with a bolt is attached through the beams and the standing brace.
In my view, this should then not be able to move sideways and the risk of the wall warping, but what do other geniuses think who know this better than I?? Happy for serious answers
//Sincerely, Carpentry Amateur
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