We have just bought a 1947 functionalist house. We would like to modernize and remove some walls. We believe the center wall is the load-bearing wall (where the chimney stack also goes), but we would like to check with you what you think
Original drawings, 1947:
Basement with foundation details, 1947:
Drawings of how the house looks today:
...how we would like to do it:
Red: remove wall - Today, half of the wall has already been removed Green: add wall - restore the wall that existed in 1947 Blue: openings - create an open hall
There should not be any problems, but I would like to know a bit more about the construction method. 1) Material in the exterior walls and interior walls (may have different appearances depending on location). 2) On the ground floor, the wall between the dining room and living room has been removed. Has it been replaced with anything?
There shouldn't be any problems, but I would like to know a bit more about the construction method. 1) Material in exterior walls and interior walls (may have different appearances depending on location). 2) On the ground floor, the wall between the dining room and the living room has been removed. Has it been replaced with anything?
1) The material is brick in the exterior walls (“cavity wall”). The interior walls are also brick but thinner.
2) Yes, there is still a beam in the ceiling between the dining room and the living room where that wall was removed. That made us guess that the wall should be load-bearing through the house.
