In which direction do the beams in my joist run?

peroande · 2023-01-14T22:05:00+00:00

I live in a townhouse with two floors plus a basement. By comparing the construction of the interior walls with the technical description of the house, I have determined that the interior wall dividing the house lengthwise is load-bearing, as well as the wall between the kitchen and the hall and the wall between the dining room and living room. I want to tear down the wall between the kitchen and dining room, and since it is load-bearing, it needs to be reinforced. However, I have become a bit unsure if that wall is really load-bearing. I have looked at the roof boards and determined that the direction varies in different parts of the house. In the kitchen and dining room, they run in one direction, and in the living room and hall, another. Presumably, the beams in the floor structure are perpendicular to the roof boards. If so, I conclude that the beams run roughly like this: Is it reasonable that this is the case? Outside the kitchen and dining room, there is a balcony on the upper floor, and its beams align with this. What does that mean for the wall between the dining room and kitchen? Is it not load-bearing, despite its sturdy construction?

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8 Feb 2023 at 12:35 PM

peroande

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8 Feb 2023 at 12:35 PM

Now I have opened up a bit more and noted that there is no stud above the wall. The studs are evenly distributed with 60 cm centers, and the wall stands between two of them without any connection upwards. So just tear it down!

In which direction do the beams in my joist run?

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