We have become proud owners of a century-old wooden house for which original drawings probably never existed. Most of the upstairs was unfinished and unheated until the 1970s, when a ceiling was added, and insulation was done against the cold attic. All the floor plans I refer to here are therefore reconstructions from 1971.
We want to tear down a part of the interior wall on the upper floor, illustrated in blue:
There are no trusses resting on the middle section and the horizontal wall above; the cross-shaped roof above it has beams that transfer the load to the side/exterior walls. Additionally, there is a substantial supporting beam over the wall at the lower right of the picture. That support is not on the other side of the house, and although I don’t fully understand it, I imagine it was added due to the chimney? The roof structure with the chimney and support can be seen in the following images; the blue wall is to the right of the chimney in the picture (obscured by insulation):
I tried to sketch what I see on the floor plan, with a truss for illustration:
Surely this wall can be removed? We want to open up the floor plan and install a pellet stove connected to the chimney, which needs to stand where the wall is.
Thank you very much in advance for your input!
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