Hi,
I'm thinking about opening up the space between the kitchen and the living room, but I'm a bit unsure whether this wall is load-bearing or not. Generally, I know that W-trusses are self-supporting, but I get a bit confused when I look at the construction drawings where the "hjärtväggen" is included. In the worst case, I can use a beam, but I would prefer to avoid that. What are your spontaneous thoughts? I live in Sthlm, so snow zone 2.
I'm thinking about opening up the space between the kitchen and the living room, but I'm a bit unsure whether this wall is load-bearing or not. Generally, I know that W-trusses are self-supporting, but I get a bit confused when I look at the construction drawings where the "hjärtväggen" is included. In the worst case, I can use a beam, but I would prefer to avoid that. What are your spontaneous thoughts? I live in Sthlm, so snow zone 2.
8 m span for W-trusses is not unusual and it doesn't seem like the wall on the sectional drawing is load-bearing.
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Now I don't know how old it is or what type of house it is, but generally speaking, "kataloghus" are almost always built so that no inner wall is load-bearing. This allows for the same structure in a variety of different houses and interiors.