Hello
New here on the forum and about to start building a new kitchen but will tear down a wall between the dining room and kitchen.
The house was built in the 50s, and the wall consists of 55mm studs and tongue-and-groove boards.
The wall is a so-called heart wall running in the middle of the house. But the wall is very flimsy.
We want to enlarge the opening, and right next to the old door, there's a cleaning closet, then comes the chimney. Could they have put a load-bearing beam against the chimney when they built the house?
The house measures 8x10m.
A heart wall is, as the name suggests, vital. You cannot assume that there are beams, investigate. Otherwise, you will need to insert a beam in your intended opening.
Sure, but such a wall can be built as flimsy as you like. The idea is to strengthen the opening, but the question is how much is required.
The idea is 2 studs of 45mm each resting on 2 standing studs. So the portal is built, you could say, with 90mm studs. The opening becomes about 1200mm long.
How do you notice that the wall is shaky, is it just considering the dimensions or is it something else?
I assume that 55+2*22 corresponds to 95mm, which can be a bit weak to support, depending on how large the distances are otherwise.
Single-story house?
1.5 storeys. The wall is 2500mm long. You can move the wall with hand force. So it's fixed at the bottom and top but in the middle, you can move it a few millimeters back and forth.
In the picture, you can see 2 studs going from floor to ceiling, then there are 2 frames that the wall is screwed into.
Had a revelation, Remove the middle frame and install a portal made of 45mm studs.
Then leave all the other studs that support. Attach OSB board then plasterboard.
Now the question is whether to tear down the tongue and groove timber all the way up and replace it with OSB. Or reuse the tongue and groove panel from the one I've removed.
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