Hi, I am in the process of tearing down a wall at home and have a question about what is load-bearing. I have done some googling but I thought I would ask the question here as well. I have taken pictures of the house plans and also a picture where I have marked in red the wall I am planning to take down and in blue the one that runs in the middle of the house, which I interpret as the heart wall?? In the crawl space, there is a large concrete "foundation" or however you might describe it in the middle of the house approximately where the blue line is drawn, if that is of any help.
 
  • Construction plan page with blue circles highlighting sections on structural and non-structural walls and related tasks, with text in Swedish.
  • Blueprint of a house with a red line marking the wall planned for removal and a blue line indicating the central wall, potentially load-bearing.
  • House blueprints on a table, showing floor plans and elevations. Outline includes room dimensions and structural elements. Some documents partially visible.
  • Interior view of a partially demolished wall with exposed wooden studs, tools on the floor, and wires visible in a room with wooden ceiling and light flooring.
Red ring is a non-load bearing wall (99.9%). If you have W-trusses, there's probably not much pressure on the blue encirclement either.
 
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S Spikrätaren said:
Red ring is a non-load-bearing wall (99.9%). If you have W-trusses, there probably isn't much pressure on the blue ring either.
 
  • Attic space with wooden beams, loose insulation, and a blue and orange plastic sheet on the floor. Ladder and chairs are visible in the background.
Looks like that in the attic
 
👍 you have self-supporting roof trusses.
 
S Spikrätaren said:
👍 you have self-supporting trusses.
Thank you so much for your help!
 
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