Just moved into a house and plan to tear down a wall with two old closet doors to install sliding doors.
Questions from an inexperienced wall demolisher: is the wall load-bearing? Can I easily see if a wall is load-bearing?
I am attaching pictures of the wall and the floor plan of the current floor (the wall is marked in yellow).
The house has 1 floor and a basement, the current floor is the entry level, i.e., between the basement and attic.
The highlighted wall is probably not load-bearing. More likely, the wall between the back of the closets and the living room is load-bearing. However, it cannot be determined for sure just based on the drawing you have uploaded. It is also a typical real estate drawing that can never be trusted. You need to see a section (a cross-section) of the house. The year of construction is also always useful information.
The highlighted wall is probably not load-bearing. More likely, the wall between the back of the closets and the living room is load-bearing. However, it cannot be determined with certainty just based on the drawing you have uploaded. It is also a typical realtor's drawing that can never be trusted. You need to see a section (a cross-section) of the house. The year of construction is also always useful information.
Jjustusandersson said:
The highlighted wall is probably not load-bearing. More likely, the wall between the back of the closets and the living room is load-bearing. However, it cannot be determined with certainty just based on the drawing you have uploaded. It is also a typical realtor's drawing that can never be trusted. You need to see a section (a cross-section) of the house. The year of construction is also always useful information.
Thanks for the guidance! Is it possible to say more securely with the help of these images from the original drawing? The house was built in 1945
Yes, that was something completely different. All the information combined allows one to say that it is the heart wall that is load-bearing. This wall runs "horizontally" on the drawing in line with the chimney. The walls containing the closet doors are not load-bearing.
Yes, it was something completely different. All the information combined makes it possible to say that it is the heart wall that is load-bearing. This wall runs "horizontally" on the drawing in line with the chimney breast. The walls containing the closet doors are not load-bearing.
Great! Then demolition starts tomorrow, big thanks for the help!
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