Hello, I have a slaggbetong wall between the room and kitchen in my apartment that I want to demolish to get a more open floor plan. The wall is 10 cm thick. The association wants an approval from a professional that it's not load-bearing, but I thought I’d check if someone here on the forum can give an assessment first?
Attached is the drawing.
Attached is the drawing.
It feels like a house from the 1930s-50s that has been remodeled. Load-bearing walls appear to be masonry. The floor structure is likely reinforced concrete. If these assumptions are correct, it is highly unlikely that the marked wall is load-bearing. By checking what material it is built from, one can gain additional certainty. If it is, for example, made of wood, planks, or studs, it can never be load-bearing for a concrete floor structure.
J justusandersson said:
Okay! Thank you very much! The wall is made of slag stone (gråsuggevägg)
Facing exactly the same question and see that there was never an answer?
I have a slag stone wall that used to divide the kitchen and living room. The previous owner removed two-thirds of it and I want to remove the remaining part. It's okay with the board as long as it isn't load-bearing. I find it extremely hard to imagine the wall being load-bearing as it is incredibly porous. I live in a two-room apartment that was previously two one-room apartments where the main wall was opened up to connect them. I compare the walls and see that the load-bearing one is about 50cm thick and solid, while this one is only 10cm and allows vibrations and sound to propagate when you knock on it.
I have a slag stone wall that used to divide the kitchen and living room. The previous owner removed two-thirds of it and I want to remove the remaining part. It's okay with the board as long as it isn't load-bearing. I find it extremely hard to imagine the wall being load-bearing as it is incredibly porous. I live in a two-room apartment that was previously two one-room apartments where the main wall was opened up to connect them. I compare the walls and see that the load-bearing one is about 50cm thick and solid, while this one is only 10cm and allows vibrations and sound to propagate when you knock on it.