It's time to make the children's room a bit larger, so I'm going to move a wall slightly into our old bedroom to give my son a little more space. In total, this involves demolishing about 3 meters of interior wall. The house was built in 1974 and has a concrete basement, brick+wood facade, and truss roof.
Nowhere on the plans does it indicate that the wall is load-bearing, and my understanding is that I can demolish it with peace of mind, but you want to be sure...
Explanation of my pictures:
- I have circled which wall is to be demolished/moved. I cannot see that the middle wall is drawn as a load-bearing wall.
- In the technical description, it is empty under "Interior wall, load-bearing."
- The roof trusses are, as I understand it, trusses, which means they should be self-supporting?
- Drawing number 400/75 describes the interior walls, also stating "Non-load-bearing interior walls on the ground floor."
- I tore down the drywall on one side of the wall to see how it looks. The wall is built with 45x70 studs.
What do you think? Can I demolish with peace of mind?
If they are truss rafters, no wall should be load-bearing on the upper floor. That said, it doesn't mean you can tear down all the walls. However, the house might have settled somewhat, so the wall could be bearing a little; when it's removed, the roof might sag a bit.
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