Load-bearing wall

[Hus tomte]

Smart, let's go with that! The electricity is removed so now we're good to go

Manageable pieces and watch your toes

 

[MathiasS]

It looks like it's built with lightweight concrete blocks. Sawing, etc., is a waste of time. If the entire wall is coming down, just take out a small sledgehammer, a crowbar, and a smaller demolition hammer (Bosch 2-28 in my case).

The dust is crazy, so use plastic and preferably rent a fan to create negative pressure to avoid dust in the whole house.

If you need to save part of the wall, saw a cut before you start knocking down the wall. You can use a handsaw with carbide tips to create a bit less dust. Or tear down the whole wall and build a new wooden wall where you need one.

 

[williamspäron]

Alright, the wall has been taken down. Went smoothly and I mostly used a small sledgehammer. Since the adjacent room has a newly installed gypsum ceiling, I'll go with that in the kitchen as well.

Now to my question, I have read a lot of good things about using frame screws, which seems to be what the craftsmen used in the rest of the house.

However, I have a wooden ceiling installed in the kitchen, and the gentleman who built the house used many nails, so taking this down will take a lot of energy. There is enough space, so I'm considering screwing the battens directly into this. What do the experts say? Is this okay?

 

[Hus tomte]

Are you going down to the same level?
Speakers?
LED panel?
Ceiling light?

yeah how long is a piece of string
Hahahahahaha

I'm working on almost the same thing on the entire ground floor of the house and I'm tearing everything down just to get to the same level and get rid of the sauna panel behind the drywall

but I also like to make everything a little complicated

 

[Tompafix]

If it's the plaster ceiling you see in the picture, it looks like it's been preserved there.

 

[williamspäron]

Are you going down to the same level?
Spotlights?
LED panel?
Ceiling light?

yeah how long is a piece of string
Hahahahahaha

I'm working on almost the same thing on the entire ground floor of the house and I'm tearing everything down just to get to the same level and get rid of the sauna panel inside the gypsum board

but I do like to make everything a bit complicated too

Yes, that's the gypsum ceiling you see there. So there is plenty of space. No spotlights are going in, just a ceiling light and there's room for electrical conduits. But if there's no good reason to remove the ceiling panel, I'll probably let it be.

 

[Hus tomte]

Yes, it's the gypsum ceiling you see there. So there is plenty of space. No spotlights will be installed, just a ceiling lamp, and there is room for electrical conduits. But if there's no good reason to remove the ceiling panel, I will probably leave it as is.

Then just go for it
I'm taking out my stuff so I can maximize the ceiling height

 

[Tompafix]

Then it's just to go ahead
I'll remove my stuff so I can maximize the ceiling height

I would have done that too
But it ends up being so insanely much work for a few measly cm. So sometimes you wonder if it's really worth it

 

[Hus tomte]

I would have done the same
But it ends up being so much work for a few measly cm. So sometimes you wonder if it's really worth it

True

 

[williamspäron]

I would have done the same
But it becomes so insanely much work for just a few lousy cm. So sometimes you wonder if it's really worth it

I would have bought that argument if all the other ceilings in the house were lower. Can't be bothered to raise all the others

 

[Hus tomte]

If the gypsum ceiling is at the level you want all the "other" ceilings, then let that ceiling guide all the "ceilings"