"Move in exterior wall"

[Pierre F]

Hello

I have received a demolition permit/order for my accessory building. Today, it is 60 sqm and it is only allowed to be 50 sqm. The house is an old West Coast Cottage from the late 50s. What I'm planning to do is move one gable wall in by 2m, which should make it 10 sqm. My concern is, though, I might have too much confidence in myself but I believe that with some stubbornness (of which I have a lot), one should somehow be able to move the entire wall in one or maybe two sections. Loosen everything that needs to be loosened, prepare connecting walls, and then just push it into place

 

[justusandersson]

It is probably a conventionally built frame structure with trusses on c/c 1200 mm? Then it makes the most sense to remove two truss sections. It is the long side walls that are load-bearing. The gable wall studs can easily be moved in afterward.

 

[Pierre F]

It is likely a conventionally built frame with roof trusses at c/c 1200 mm? Then it makes the most sense to remove two truss sections. The long side walls are the load-bearing ones. The gable wall studs can be easily moved inward afterward.

Yes, exactly, fortunately, there are no electrical installations in the walls and nothing is built against it on the inside like a kitchen or anything like that.
I just need to figure out how to pour the foundation. At one point, I considered starting to tear down from the inside, like the floor and so on, to access the foundation. But maybe it's best to demolish most of it, pour the foundation, and then put the gable wall back.

 

[justusandersson]

But maybe the best thing is to tear down most of it, pour concrete and then put back the gable wall.

Sure.