Maximum distance between load-bearing walls

[anders260]

Hello

I am planning to build a house with Trivselhus, and we want an open layout between the kitchen and living room (the distance between the load-bearing interior wall and the load-bearing exterior wall will be about 7 meters, is this distance okay if we have a steel beam? the house is 14 x 8 meters? (see my very nice attached sketch)

Anders

 

[Karl_Malmqvist]

A 7-meter span works well with a steel beam. However, you need to calculate the dimensions of the beam. An alternative could be glulam, but it will be thicker (increases in height). Glulam is much easier to work with than steel. You may also need to reinforce the slab under the support for the steel beam.

 

[anders260]

Thank you for the response, do you think that Trivselhus also considers this to be okay, or do turnkey home suppliers have stricter restrictions on building regulations?

 

[Karl_Malmqvist]

I have no idea what trivselhus will think. Building a support beam with a joist instead of load-bearing walls doesn't violate any regulations (check the building codes in Norway first). They can probably charge a lot to deviate from their standard solutions, but I guess they won't refuse to build it.