I have already largely torn down a knee wall, see the pictures below. (Removed the horizontal tongue-and-groove boards and left the standing load-bearing (?) studs for now.) Considering the drawings + the fact that the corresponding load-bearing function does not exist on the other side of the room, I assumed the wall is not load-bearing. However, now I think it all looks too solid not to be load-bearing. At the same time, construction was a bit different back in the day (the house is from 1909, the drawings are from 1937)...
Is there any way I can figure out if the wall is load-bearing? If it turns out to be load-bearing, I will, of course, chase down a structural engineer to calculate it! The wall in question is red-dotted.
Along the elevated wall line, there is a horizontal beam with bolts at uneven distances. This solution is not present on the other side of the room, where it looks more "normal"... I suspect this solution is putting a damper on the dormer project. There is currently a dormer right opposite, see the drawing. Maybe a skylight instead...
My internet connection is acting up a bit at times, so sometimes the pictures above might not load properly. However, it should only last a minute or so every now and then!
Thanks in advance!
/Klas
Is there any way I can figure out if the wall is load-bearing? If it turns out to be load-bearing, I will, of course, chase down a structural engineer to calculate it! The wall in question is red-dotted.
Along the elevated wall line, there is a horizontal beam with bolts at uneven distances. This solution is not present on the other side of the room, where it looks more "normal"... I suspect this solution is putting a damper on the dormer project. There is currently a dormer right opposite, see the drawing. Maybe a skylight instead...
My internet connection is acting up a bit at times, so sometimes the pictures above might not load properly. However, it should only last a minute or so every now and then!
Thanks in advance!
/Klas
Just had a structural engineer over who confirmed that the wall has no load-bearing function 
Searched a bit in the Yellow Pages and found one who lived just 500 meters away. Didn't even want a cup of coffee for the help, anyway a very nice older gentleman
/Klas
Searched a bit in the Yellow Pages and found one who lived just 500 meters away. Didn't even want a cup of coffee for the help, anyway a very nice older gentleman
/Klas
It really looked like stud walls... but when you look at the floor below, you don't see a wall in the same place, so it cannot be load-bearing.
What theory did the structural engineer have...? Or did he say no as soon as he entered the room?
Best regards, me
What theory did the structural engineer have...? Or did he say no as soon as he entered the room?
Best regards, me