Leaning post?

[JohnHenry]

Hi! We are considering putting up a wall here between the hallway and the stairs. A bit of a silly question, but could the blue-marked "stolpen" be load-bearing in any way? See image.

Thanks in advance!

 

[BirgitS]

It can be, for example, to ensure that the bjälklag above does not start to give way there.

 

[JohnHenry]

It can be, for example, to ensure that the floor layer above doesn't start giving way there.

Can the trellis also have a load-bearing function?

 

[etompau]

I would spontaneously say that the trellis with the accompanying post does not have a load-bearing function.

 

[BirgitS]

I agree with etompau about the trellis itself.

 

[Nickesågen]

Hi! We are considering putting up a wall here between the hallway and the stairs. A bit of a silly question, but could the blue-marked "post" be load-bearing in any way? See image.

Thanks in advance!

no!!

 

[Tjrex]

No, it is not load-bearing.

 

[BirgitS]

What makes everyone so sure that the post is not needed to prevent the floor above from sagging near the staircase?

 

[Hep]

I can't determine if it is load-bearing in any way, but does it really matter? If a wall is supposed to go there, it should take on the role of being load-bearing or non-load-bearing. As long as it stands in the same place, it should work.

 

[Tjrex]

What makes everyone so sure that the post isn't needed to prevent the floor above from sagging near the staircase?

Because it is insanely illogical for any engineer to use a turned post as part of the load-bearing structure.

 

[Hep]

Considering how miserably that post fits in, it's not impossible that some creative interior designer replaced the one that was there originally.

 

[jonaserik]

That post is only for aesthetic purposes and does not support the floor structure.

 

[Tomture61]

That post is only for aesthetic appearance and is not for supporting the floor structure.

Right, claiming that turned posts with this slender dimension can be load-bearing 😄