Want to tear down an attic wall to make a larger bedroom. The wall consists of vertical planks about 2 cm thick and behind these are horizontal planks about 2 cm thick. It doesn't feel like it has a load-bearing construction. The wall is located about 40-50 cm from a roof truss with pillars on the sides.
Can I tear it down?
Can I tear it down?
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2 cm thick boards are usually never load-bearing. The term plank is typically used for timber that is at least 5 cm thick. I guess the house has a broken roof. In that case, the system of columns and beams carries both the upper roof trusses and the trusses at the sides.
2 cm thick boards are usually never load-bearing. The term plank is typically used for timber that is at least 5 cm thick. I guess the house has a broken roof. In that case, the system of columns and beams carries both the upper roof trusses and the trusses at the sides.
J justusandersson said:
Thank you! Yes, that's correct, it is a mansard roof.
This is what the gable of the house looks like, and here you can see the beams. The same beam you see in the first pictures on the inside. So is it that beam and the column you see in the pictures that hold it all together?
It is probably a fairly old house (before 1920 if it is not in the countryside...). Likely, the rafters/beams in combination with the pillars support the roof, but you can't be really sure without tearing off quite a bit. The wall of the cat room is not load-bearing anyway. It is a beautiful house, take good care of it!