I have a 1 1/2-story house from 1975 and want to take down a wall.
What I'm wondering is if the wall in question is load-bearing...
I've had some friends over who are carpenters, and they say that it's most likely not load-bearing since there usually aren't load-bearing walls on the upper floor in 1 1/2-story houses...
I thought I'd ask here as well to see if anyone has experience or can interpret something different from these drawings...
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The red-marked walls are guaranteed to be load-bearing.
The blue-marked ones may be part of the roof truss construction.
Yes, now they have come along.
The wall circled in red is probably not load-bearing.
The upper floor's ceiling is supported by the roof truss itself.
I wouldn't hesitate to tear it down if the house were mine …
So it was just as I thought, there wouldn't be any problems!
I will try to take some pictures during the demolition and the final result so I can report back on how it turned out =)
I've managed to remove a chipboard and the studs in the wall are 45X45 mm and when you "jiggle" them a bit, they are quite unstable so it seems there is no load on them...
I will return with pictures tomorrow when only the studs remain...
Not load-bearing but you might get some settling if there's a lot of snow on the roof. Maybe some small cracks as the roof can move a bit more. Even if it doesn't take up forces now, it does support when the roof truss is loaded.
I have the same question, I have a wall between the living room and the kitchen that I would like to tear down. But I am also a bit unsure if it is load-bearing or not? So I am attaching some pictures from the original drawings. I have marked the wall in red
Thanks for the reply.
Best regards, Richard
