We would like to open up the ceiling in the hallway and have demolished a bit, but now some questions have arisen. There are two rafters, and I understand that we should keep them, but I want to hear your opinions on the rest. The two vertical studs are attached to the side of the rafters with a nail, meaning they do not rest on the rafters. Do they need to remain?
Then we have two sturdy beams (one between each rafter) that rest on the concrete of the outer wall. One of them is extended about 1.5 meters from the outer wall. Can we replace their function in some way?
Thank you in advance for your wise thoughts.
Completely renovating a fixer-upper, so there will probably be a bunch of questions in the forum going forward😄
Then we have two sturdy beams (one between each rafter) that rest on the concrete of the outer wall. One of them is extended about 1.5 meters from the outer wall. Can we replace their function in some way?
Thank you in advance for your wise thoughts.
Completely renovating a fixer-upper, so there will probably be a bunch of questions in the forum going forward😄
You should contact an engineer.
Here you can read about what roof trusses look like and what parts are included in a roof truss: https://www.byggahus.se/sa-fungerar-en-takstol
Of course, trusses are load-bearing structures. Don't even think about "tearing down a bit" until you've had a review with a structural engineer.
I wasn't asking about the trusses but about the beams between the trusses and the support legs. Of course, we have an engineer looking at the construction as we are also planning to open up at the ridge. I just thought we could share knowledge and experience with each other.
If the floor joists are not part of the rafters, meaning the lower frames in the rafters, they might be intended to stiffen the flooring around the stair opening, so the floor doesn't sag there.
Or I might not understand what you mean, and in that case, it would be helpful to have a picture where you mark exactly what you're asking about.
Or I might not understand what you mean, and in that case, it would be helpful to have a picture where you mark exactly what you're asking about.
I think it holds.
But it's the same thing in 99% of these threads - we can speculate as much as we want, even have educated guesses, but ultimately it's a designer who has to make an assessment, which is communicated in writing. The designer should have liability insurance. In the last percent, it's reasonable to take a gamble because the value is lower than the risk.
So what any of us here think is actually completely irrelevant.
But it's the same thing in 99% of these threads - we can speculate as much as we want, even have educated guesses, but ultimately it's a designer who has to make an assessment, which is communicated in writing. The designer should have liability insurance. In the last percent, it's reasonable to take a gamble because the value is lower than the risk.
So what any of us here think is actually completely irrelevant.