We are going to tear down the wall between two bedrooms and then rebuild it in a slightly different design. The house is on the entrance level (where this wall is), with an unfinished attic and basement built in '64.

Now that we have removed the closets that were in the wall, there are blue concrete blocks. Could this wall be load-bearing? The wall is not aligned with the roof ridge.
 
  • Floor plan showing a highlighted wall between two bedrooms, questioned for its load-bearing status, with its alignment not matching the roof ridge.
section drawing, drawing of roof trusses facilitates
 
What does it look like at the ceiling where the blocks "connect"? I had a wall in blåbetong that I removed where it was clear it couldn't be load-bearing just because it connected to boards that made up an interior ceiling. It had therefore been erected at a later stage and was safe to replace. This interior ceiling had gotten drywall on it at some later point, so it wasn't apparent until I started tearing down in the room.
 
E egge80 said:
section drawing, drawing of trusses makes it easier
Do these make it easier?
 
  • Blueprint of a building floor plan with measurements and structural details.
  • Blueprint showing architectural plans with measurements and structural details for a construction project.
Image 1: red = you can see into the room next door.
Green = insulation. Blue = drywall.
Image 2: left wall of the wardrobe towards the ceiling.
 
  • Close-up of ceiling insulation (green), drywall (blue), and exposed room area (red).
  • Left wall of a closet meeting the ceiling, showing plaster and wood with visible gaps.
No, the current wall is not load-bearing.
 
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