Hi, we have the following drawing of our house, where B denotes the beam (glulam 100 cm) we have under the ridge, running from outer wall to outer wall.
Under B, nothing is drawn, but we have a wall there under most of this beam, studs 45x45 clad with particle board.
The background is that we need to open an interior door in this central wall and need to adjust the placement of two of these studs. What needs to be done to ensure it's okay?
Open it up and check how it looks. If this beam is there where you plan to make the opening, it’s fine. However, the beam cannot support itself and there should be pillars somewhere in the walls. If you encounter one of these, you'll need to think it over once more.
Open it up and check how it looks; if this beam is where you’re planning the opening, it’s fine. However, the beam cannot support itself and there should be pillars somewhere in the walls. If you encounter one, you’ll need to think it over again.
Yes, the beam has support points on the outer wall and a reinforced pillar. I’ve opened it up and it’s a 45x45mm stud covered with chipboard, which I hardly think supports the roof trusses . I have a strong suspicion, since the glulam beam is 14m long and 100cm high, which leads me to why the beam "B" in the drawing is drawn without a wall underneath.
However, you want to be completely sure. The house manufacturer itself says that the house doesn't have any load-bearing interior walls (built in -69), but they cannot take responsibility for what the contractor did in the end. Furthermore, there is even an extra room and a door exactly where we plan to open, drawn in the plan (even if it was never there).
It would be great if there was someone with construction knowledge who recognizes the notation in the plan?
The reason there is no wall under B is due to where the section was taken; there should be a section calculation on your plans. If it's just 45 studs, then you can go ahead.
. I have a strong suspicion, since the glulam beam is 14m long and 100cm high, which leads me to why the beam "B" in the drawing is drawn without a wall underneath.