I'm planning to take down a wardrobe wall and put up a new wall 50 cm out. Part of the wardrobe wall is made of brick. You can see the red section on the drawing.
I believe it is a fire wall since there used to be a tiled stove there, which is no longer the case. The wall is about 60 cm and then there's the wardrobe door.
In other words, I don't believe it is load-bearing. I will also speak with a structural engineer.
Well, it's likely that it doesn't have a load-bearing function for the floor structure but it supports the corresponding firewall in the apartment above. I hope the pictures are clear enough to illustrate what I mean.
The house was probably built sometime between 1890 and 1910. The load-bearing walls consist of brick with at least full brick thickness. The floors are made of wood, possibly reinforced with steel.
The wall is probably not load-bearing in the sense that it carries floor loads, but as Gammelnörden points out in the previous post, it can still be part of a load-bearing system. It is made of brick because it stood behind a tile stove. One should be cautious when taking down that type of wall. I think you should outline your entire renovation plan so we can better assess its suitability. The room is quite well-proportioned as it is now.
Thanks for the good response. The house is from 1905.
Visited the neighbor yesterday (upstairs) and he had taken down his part of the wall when he was building a kitchen (moving) and building a new bathroom.
Attached are some pictures that might give a better plan.
Now I'm looking for a civil engineer who can look at the wall and give me a suggestion so that I'm covered.
I think it's important to consider the whole picture when making such a major change as in this case. Unfortunately, I must say that your floor plan isn't very good. It doesn't take advantage of the house's and apartment's fantastic possibilities. Instead, the result is very cluttered. I understand the issue with children growing up, but I believe there are much better solutions in sight if you include the entire apartment in the planning.
I think it's important to consider the whole picture when making a big change like this. Unfortunately, I have to say that your floor plan isn't ideal. It doesn't take advantage of the house's and apartment's fantastic possibilities. The result is instead very cluttered. I understand the issue with growing children, but I believe there are much better solutions in sight if you incorporate the entire apartment into the planning.
Hi, we are trying to preserve the charm by keeping much of what's existing.
Something like the attached image, I think, could be improved. Above the entrance door to the smaller (on the right) of the children's rooms, you place a window that gives daylight to the small space between the children's rooms. It's probably high ceiling, 3.5 m? You can close off the opening to the living room (doesn't have to be permanent).
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