We want to remove the wall between the kitchen and a bedroom in our house and put up a new wall instead so that the kitchen becomes larger and the bedroom smaller. But in the plans, there is a strange "pillar" that sounds quite hollow when you knock on it.
It doesn't follow the wall, and I don't know if it is "load-bearing" or if it is there so that the upper floor can be furnished and they had planned for a future drain to go down to the basement through it. If you look at the plan, it's right above a spot in the basement where there is an unused drain pipe.
Do you think the "pillar" is unnecessary for the structure of the house since we don't plan to have a bathroom up there anyway?
It doesn't follow the wall, and I don't know if it is "load-bearing" or if it is there so that the upper floor can be furnished and they had planned for a future drain to go down to the basement through it. If you look at the plan, it's right above a spot in the basement where there is an unused drain pipe.
Do you think the "pillar" is unnecessary for the structure of the house since we don't plan to have a bathroom up there anyway?
Doesn't the exhaust air from the kitchen (imkanalen) and living room go up to the ceiling there?
Those lines just under the circled area might be a ventilation duct.
Those lines just under the circled area might be a ventilation duct.
I don't think so, there is an exhaust vent in the basement as well, but I can see that it goes straight into the chimney, and in the attic, the "pillar" doesn't come up, I only see a chimney in the attic. As far as I know, all ventilation goes into the chimney if that's even possible.BirgitS said:
"The pillar" is probably a shaft for water and sewage from a planned bathroom on the upper floor. It has no load-bearing function. However, it is wise to carefully open the shaft before you begin tearing it down. The ventilation from the kitchen is likely connected to the stove.
Do you know in which direction the joists between the ground floor and the upper floor are located right above the kitchen? If you have access to the attic spaces, it might be possible to see there.