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You need to check the drawing of the roof trusses to see if the studs you want to remove are part of the load-bearing structure.
Is there a wall or similar standing studs along other walls?
 
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T Testarn said:
You must look at the truss drawing to see if the studs you want to remove are part of the load-bearing structure.
Is there a wall or similar standing studs along other walls?
Thanks for the response. There's nothing similar in the other rooms that is open like this. I have 3 rooms and an attic on the upper floor.
 
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OK, then it's probably best to check the truss drawing to see if this is load-bearing or not, or open it up and take a look. If you don't have the knowledge to assess this, you should contact a structural engineer/construction engineer who can help.
 
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T Testarn said:
You need to look at the truss drawings to see if the studs you want to remove are part of the load-bearing structure.
Are there walls or similar standing studs along other walls?
T Testarn said:
OK, then you probably just need to check the truss drawings to see if this is load-bearing or not or open up and have a look. If you don't have the expertise to assess it, you need to contact a constructor/structural engineer who can help.
Attaching drawings. These are old and have been changed from two rooms to three.
 
K Kapeshnica said:
Attaching drawings. These are old and from two rooms they have been converted into three
 
  • Architectural drawing of a house with front, side, and rear elevations shown. Drafted on June 26, 1935.
  • Blueprint of a house design showing floor plans and elevations with measurements and construction details.
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K Kapeshnica said:
Attaching drawings. These are old and from two rooms have been remodeled into three
T Testarn said:
You need to look at the truss drawing to see if the studs you want to remove are part of the load-bearing structure.
Is there a wall or similar standing studs along other walls?
This is how it looks today with the extra room. I've tried to draw it in an amateurish way. The red dots I've drawn in are these studs as in the first picture I sent.
 
  • Floor plan sketch with added red markers indicating new rules for an extra room, drawn in a rough, amateur style.
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OK, a bit hard to see in the small images, but in the second image showing the cross-section of the house, it looks like there are supposed to be walls supporting the roof truss. These are the ones extending from the ends of the hanbjälke down to the floor/underlieger.
On the drawing where you have marked the rooms, this corresponds to the dashed lines.

Based on these images, I would say the studs are load-bearing, so I wouldn't remove them just like that.

Someone who can see it on-site and who understands construction could probably give a more precise answer and perhaps find a solution where a load-bearing beam is used instead. I can't advise more than that, unfortunately.
 
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OK, a bit difficult to see in the small pictures, but in the second picture showing the section of the house, it looks like there are/will be walls holding up the roof truss. These are the ones going from the ends of the collar beam down to the floor/footer.
On the drawing where you've drawn in the rooms, it's represented by the dashed lines.

Based on these pictures, I would say the studs are load-bearing, so I wouldn't remove them just like that.

Someone who can see it on site and knows construction can probably give a closer assessment and perhaps find a solution where a load-bearing beam is placed instead. I can
T Testarn said:
OK, a bit difficult to see in the small pictures, but in the second picture showing the section of the house, it looks like there are/will be walls holding up the roof truss. These are the ones going from the ends of the collar beam down to the floor/footer.
On the drawing where you've drawn in the rooms, it's represented by the dashed lines.

Based on these pictures, I would say the studs are load-bearing, so I wouldn't remove them just like that.

Someone who can see it on site and knows construction can probably give a closer assessment and perhaps find a solution where a load-bearing beam is placed instead. I cannot advise more than that, unfortunately.
Thanks for the help!
 
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