Renovation project showing a widened door opening in a room, with construction materials on the floor and visible tools. Building permit document showing non-load-bearing wall information: 2"x3" studs, gypsum boards. Includes insulation details and beam sizes. Image of a building plan document detailing roof construction, mentioning 2" x 7" wooden beams, related to a discussion on renovating a non-load-bearing wall. Floor plan of a 1973 single-story house with a circled area indicating a widened door opening between a bedroom and another room. Blueprint of a two-story house section with height measurements 2.5m and 2.4m indicated, illustrating floor levels and structural design.

I'm renovating a bedroom and have made a doorway twice as wide. 80->160 cm.

I have a split-level house with a flat roof built in 1973. According to the building permit documents, the wall I've worked on is not load-bearing since the framework is 2x3 inches.

Should I relieve with a disturbing beam or should I trust the building permit documents?
 
Since the width of the house is about 7 meters and the roof is supported by 2x8 inch joists (50x200 mm), the marked wall must be load-bearing. There is also no beam in the ceiling above the wall. If the opening is not to be wider than you have already made it, it is easy to install a beam over the actual opening. The fact that it hasn't collapsed yet is because there is no snow at the moment.
 
Click here to reply
Vi vill skicka notiser för ämnen du bevakar och händelser som berör dig.