Hello,
we live in a turn-of-the-century house in Södermalm, Stockholm. We are in the process of opening up for a double door between the bedroom and the living room and closing off where the older door is currently located. We have obtained drawings from the City Planning Office and read up on what characterizes load-bearing structures and everything indicates that this wall is not load-bearing. We have received approval from the Board. However, we are uncertain and would prefer not to take chances.
We have removed the outer layer of the wall and are ready to start work. But I want to raise the issue here nonetheless, to minimize the risk of the neighbor falling through the ceiling. We have tried to hire contractors, but all have declined "small jobs."
The wall in question is marked in red on one of the drawings. An unedited drawing is also attached here.
See pictures of the wall and drawings. All feedback is greatly appreciated.
Many thanks in advance.
B
we live in a turn-of-the-century house in Södermalm, Stockholm. We are in the process of opening up for a double door between the bedroom and the living room and closing off where the older door is currently located. We have obtained drawings from the City Planning Office and read up on what characterizes load-bearing structures and everything indicates that this wall is not load-bearing. We have received approval from the Board. However, we are uncertain and would prefer not to take chances.
We have removed the outer layer of the wall and are ready to start work. But I want to raise the issue here nonetheless, to minimize the risk of the neighbor falling through the ceiling. We have tried to hire contractors, but all have declined "small jobs."
The wall in question is marked in red on one of the drawings. An unedited drawing is also attached here.
See pictures of the wall and drawings. All feedback is greatly appreciated.
Many thanks in advance.
B
Attaching beam layout drawing.
Everything indicates that the joists span parallel to the wall. Generally, in turn-of-the-century houses, the walls separating apartments and load-bearing walls are made of brick or similar. So it should be okay to take down.
If you're unsure, bring in a carpenter who can have closer contact with an engineer for evaluation.
If you're unsure, bring in a carpenter who can have closer contact with an engineer for evaluation.
Based on the floor plan, I believe the red-marked wall is not load-bearing. However, in the picture of the wall, it looks a bit strange up towards the ceiling - it seems like there are short ends of beams closely together? Is it an optical illusion or do you have a better picture of it?
Thank you for your response. Once upon a time, during the house's first decade, this wall was an apartment separator as I understand it. This is evident from the drawing. My guess is that the wall was opened up and the apartments were combined during the 60s.L Linuka said:
I'll get back with a better picture!Ingenjören said:
