Is this wall load-bearing?

[plaggis]

Is this blue-marked wall load-bearing? I was thinking of tearing it down to get a bigger kitchen, but I got a bit puzzled when looking at the drawing and the red-marked steel beam...

Could the house be built without the red-marked beam or does *) just mean that it's in place but wasn't included in Sv Stenhus AB's delivery and was fixed by another contractor?

Grateful for a little help as I'm quite new to renovating...



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[sponken]

I would be very surprised if it was load-bearing and the beam is not according to the drawing. Can't you take a look in the attic to see if you can see the beam?

 

[plaggis]

It is a furnished upstairs, so it becomes a bit difficult to see the beam

 

[Jan-Å]

Why would it be specifically noted on the drawing that a steel beam is not included IF it is included? Isn't there a big risk that they instead settled on the fact that the wall you are asking about is load-bearing and therefore didn't include a steel beam?

 

[pbengtsson]

Assuming the floor joists on the upper floor run along the gables, there should be a beam according to the plan. If the "blue" wall were load-bearing, the span would be almost 5.5m, which is quite a bit.

Is it not possible to remove a ceiling molding and drill a hole to ensure there is a beam?

 

[plaggis]

I will bring out the drill this afternoon and hope to hear a nice metallic sound =)

 

[sponken]

There is nothing on the drawing that indicates it is the current version, right?

If you're going to redo it anyway, you'll probably redo the kitchen ceiling as well, so cut a hole and take a look?

 

[Fisch]

5.5 m is a lot, but fully possible with, for example, smaller cc between the studs. I think it's unjustified to have a load-bearing wall 2 m from one edge and 5.5 m from the other. It feels quite natural for the steel beam to be there.