Thank you for the responses Fasting65. I visited your website and I am impressed by your construction!
Some answers:
Jonas
Some answers:
- I had planned to have a relatively low opening just as you noted, the reason for this is that I want to have some uniformity since we have a similar opening between the two other rooms.
- The room above is not a bathroom but a bedroom, which means that a couple of mm here or there shouldn't matter. However, I will have some trouble having two props on each side since I have a ceiling in the room where I only plan to make an opening and not renovate right now. I'll somehow figure out how to get around this.
- I live in Stockholm and am interested in renting a couple of props when the time comes! How many do you have?
- k-24 rule is an alternative to glulam? When I used the dimensioning programs that glulam suppliers have available, I concluded that I need a glulam beam 42X225 that is 2200 long and two pillars at 90X90. If there are alternatives to this that are not special orders, I would appreciate the tips (want to get started as soon as possible).
- Which fittings should I use to:
- Anchor the beam in the wall plate
- Anchor the beam in the pillar
- Anchor the pillar in the floor joist
Jonas
If the dimensioning program says 42x225 L40, you likely won't manage with K24 timber (unless you use a double stud, that is. However, I wouldn't take the risk; I would use laminated wood. It's not insanely expensive and is stocked in several building supply stores.
I still don't understand how that house is built?
If you look at the plans, the beam runs along the wall that is supposed to be demolished...
and then it's unlikely to be load-bearing unless there's a regular joist and it's a type of svensk truss that constitutes the roof... what do you say?
If you look at the plans, the beam runs along the wall that is supposed to be demolished...
and then it's unlikely to be load-bearing unless there's a regular joist and it's a type of svensk truss that constitutes the roof... what do you say?
I don't understand that either. I have postponed tearing down the wall (rescheduling the work) and am currently working on underfloor heating, VP pipes, sewer relocation, etc.
A bit more input:
There is no floor beam under the wall. It is only a few transitions (right word?) between two floor joists (one in each room) of tongue-and-groove wood that the wall rests on. But if the wall is not load-bearing, what then supports the floor joists on the upper floor?
Jonas
A bit more input:
There is no floor beam under the wall. It is only a few transitions (right word?) between two floor joists (one in each room) of tongue-and-groove wood that the wall rests on. But if the wall is not load-bearing, what then supports the floor joists on the upper floor?
Jonas
You could make a hole in the ceiling and rake down the insulation to examine how it looks.
Possibly, one could imagine that the beams going in the "wrong direction" are attached crosswise to one of the "correct" beams?
Possibly, one could imagine that the beams going in the "wrong direction" are attached crosswise to one of the "correct" beams?