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I opened the floor above and noted beams parallel to the wall. This, combined with the absence of a wall below (in the basement, that is) and the fact that the rough cut timber in the ceilings was clearly installed before the wall was erected, made me dare to test saw a little with bated breath. Neither the ceiling nor anything else moved a millimeter, so now the whole wall is gone. I've tested jumping on the upper floor and it feels pretty solid.
But, as someone said, this solid wall of course contributed to the stiffness to some degree. In my house, I want to believe that function was not necessary, but in another house, it might be different.
I opened the floor above and noted beams parallel to the wall. This, combined with the absence of a wall below (in the basement, that is) and the fact that the rough cut timber in the ceilings was clearly installed before the wall was erected, made me dare to test saw a little with bated breath. Neither the ceiling nor anything else moved a millimeter, so now the whole wall is gone. I've tested jumping on the upper floor and it feels pretty solid.
But, as someone said, this solid wall of course contributed to the stiffness to some degree. In my house, I want to believe that function was not necessary, but in another house, it might be different.
If the area is not particularly windy, you will not notice much.
I removed an almost identical wall in my house from 1946, with a plank frame. To move it 80cm.
I noticed that in very strong winds, which occur a few times a year, the house creaked.
Now that the new wall is in place, the house doesn't creak during strong winds/storms.
I removed an almost identical wall in my house from 1946, with a plank frame. To move it 80cm.
I noticed that in very strong winds, which occur a few times a year, the house creaked.
Now that the new wall is in place, the house doesn't creak during strong winds/storms.
Okay, thanks for the response!
My wall is exactly like yours at a 90° angle against the ridge. There is no corresponding wall in the basement, but there is one on the floor above. Wooden house built in the 30s.
@Huddingebo do you mean that it's impossible to remove a stiffening wall?
EDIT: Wrote this at the same time as huddingebo it seems. It shouldn't be particularly exposed to wind, especially not in that direction.
My wall is exactly like yours at a 90° angle against the ridge. There is no corresponding wall in the basement, but there is one on the floor above. Wooden house built in the 30s.
@Huddingebo do you mean that it's impossible to remove a stiffening wall?
EDIT: Wrote this at the same time as huddingebo it seems. It shouldn't be particularly exposed to wind, especially not in that direction.
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Please read post 2 again. Justus, who wrote it, is probably the closest to an expert on load-bearing walls that you can expect to respond in the forum.Dubbel said: