Hello builders!
I want to create a new opening from the kitchen into the room, but I'm not sure if it's a load-bearing wall or not. The wall is made of wood, covered with plasterboard. The length of the new opening will be about 2 meters. The house is 1 story. I contacted the municipality, and they provided a plan, but unfortunately, it's not marked.
Do I need a permit for this work, can I install the beam myself if the wall is load-bearing?
I want to create a new opening from the kitchen into the room, but I'm not sure if it's a load-bearing wall or not. The wall is made of wood, covered with plasterboard. The length of the new opening will be about 2 meters. The house is 1 story. I contacted the municipality, and they provided a plan, but unfortunately, it's not marked.
Do I need a permit for this work, can I install the beam myself if the wall is load-bearing?
Publish the drawing you have and mark where you want to make an opening.
The wall in which you want to create an opening is load-bearing. You must install a beam. The size of that beam primarily depends on the snow load that must be accounted for. The size of the snow load depends on where in Sweden you live.
You need to submit a building notification to the Building Committee. You can do the installation yourself, but I don't think you can calculate the beam yourself.
In principle, you are probably right, Justus.J justusandersson said:
But if TS leaves a post, as indicated on the drawing, it might still work.
The distance between the red lines on the drawing looks to be about 1.2 m, which is equal to the truss spacing:
If that's correct, it can naturally work, but you need to be a bit handy and understand how the house is built and be able to measure accordingly.KnockOnWood said: