I have an old garage on the property. As seen on the floor plan, there's a wall running along the roof ridge, slightly offset. I want to remove the wall to create a more spacious/open area. The wall is a stud wall 45x70 and it floats above the floor nearest the opening between the garage and storage section. Is the wall load-bearing or can I simply remove it? All measurements are in the images... So, what do you say?
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Spontaneously, it shouldn't be load-bearing since there's only 5m between the outer walls. But it's not that simple. Are the roof trusses sized for the current roof, and can they manage without the wall? Ask a structural engineer or similar to look at it on-site.
/Niklas
/Niklas
The roof is at least corrugated sheet metal, which isn't very heavy. Had of course hoped to avoid bringing in a designer. But if I'm not overwhelmed with arguments that it is non-load-bearing, then that's what it'll be. Thanks for your answer.
That type of truss is always designed to bear only on the outer walls. Assuming the truss is built according to the drawing, it can withstand a snow load of 100 kg/m2, heavy outer roof, and insulating underlay.
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There is a design snow load in most of Götaland and Svealand (snow zone D). The roof truss in the drawing is designed for this and heavy roofing, i.e., tile or concrete roof tiles. All according to Harald Whale: Wooden Roof Trusses for Residential Houses (Stockholm 1961, Kgl Bostadsstyrelsen)
With a very high level of confidence, I dare say that it is not load-bearing. However, it may possibly still be supporting at the moment, but the trusses are most likely designed to support on their own.