In the process of renovating the bedroom in the house and when we tore down the closet in the bedroom, we came across this.
I'm pretty sure the wall is load-bearing, but is it possible to remove the posts in the middle and reinforce with new ones on the sides?
The idea was initially to build a wall in between the rooms. There were just simple wardrobes from Ikea that stood there back-to-back before.
The idea is thus two separate wardrobes for each room with wall-mounted wardrobe fittings. But if it becomes too troublesome, we might reconsider.
Hope the thread ended up in the right place.
Best regards
I'm pretty sure the wall is load-bearing, but is it possible to remove the posts in the middle and reinforce with new ones on the sides?
The idea was initially to build a wall in between the rooms. There were just simple wardrobes from Ikea that stood there back-to-back before.
The idea is thus two separate wardrobes for each room with wall-mounted wardrobe fittings. But if it becomes too troublesome, we might reconsider.
Hope the thread ended up in the right place.
Best regards
If the wall is load-bearing, you need to both reinforce the remaining vertical studs and have a stronger (taller) beam on top.
An intervention in load-bearing construction requires an approved building notification before starting, and for a building notification, dimension calculations are usually needed, which, for example, a structural engineer can perform.
An intervention in load-bearing construction requires an approved building notification before starting, and for a building notification, dimension calculations are usually needed, which, for example, a structural engineer can perform.
Ok. Thanks for the quick reply. We'll see how we proceed.BirgitS said:
We will probably rethink and come up with a solution where the load-bearing wall remains untouched.
Regards