We are about to start our rather extensive renovation project. This year, we need to replace the roof, build a veranda, and install new water/relocate the water meter. It is the latter that's causing issues. We have some closets in a living room that used to be a bedroom that we don't need. Instead, we plan to use that space towards the laundry room. On the wall that will face the laundry room if we remove the closets, we plan to install cabinets for incoming water, underfloor heating groups, and a new electrical cabinet. I started tearing a bit into this today (only surface) and realized the wall might be load-bearing. The wall behind the closets was originally partially an exterior wall and supported the gable + trusses. In the '70s, the house was expanded with a larger laundry room and a larger bedroom that then became the living room. The closets are angled towards what we will now use as a living room/playroom, and we'd rather have them towards the laundry room/kitchenette to make better use of the space. The wall seems to be constructed of horizontal planks.
1. Will this be possible to do? or
2. Do we need to properly brace and talk to someone knowledgeable?
3. Can this be done via email/remotely or does someone need to come here?
4. A simple way to solve this is of course to brace above where we now want the "closet openings" towards the laundry room and a beam above the fridge/freezer and in the kitchenette. Shouldn't require any massive dimensions, right? If we could have points down in 3 places?
Thanks for the help!
As it looked when it was newly built in the '20s
After the expansion in the '70s up until now
The way we'd like it to be
The upper floor as it looked from the beginning
The upper floor and the corresponding area now and since the '70s
You need to figure out in which direction the floor joists run (opposite to the direction the wooden floor runs/ran). If this wall is parallel to the floor joists, it is very likely not load-bearing.
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