I can start by saying that I have shown the drawings to a construction expert at Riksbyggen and received the comment that it should not be load-bearing, however, he has not looked at the wall. I would like some more input, therefore I'm asking for your opinion here.
I live in a small condominium house with 8 apartments spread over two floors with an attic. In the basement, there are two small garages (about 2.2 meters wide) for which I have received permission to remove the wall between to create a larger, more usable garage.
In the original drawings from 1946, the two garages are separated by a thin line that looks exactly like the lines that mark the grille walls in the attic. In connection with the building's construction, an application for changes was submitted, where a "new wall in the garage" is mentioned. There is also an updated drawing where an actual wall is drawn, though I'm not attaching an image of it.
As you can see on the drawing, there is no wall on the floor above the garage as it is in the middle of the living room. Given the floor drain placement, I am quite convinced that it was cast in before the wall was in place, which should confirm that it is not load-bearing? I also attach an image of the facade and the "beam" that goes over the garage door, which looks the same in both garages.
The wall is 14 cm thick and made of some sort of lightweight concrete-like material, the interior walls in the apartments are brick and it's not this wall anyway.
There is nothing on the drawing or photos that suggests it would be load-bearing.
What kind of flooring system is it? Concrete? (Doesn't matter, just curious.)
Sounds positive! It's a concrete slab.
Bonus question might be if I dare to take down the entire wall all the way out to the garage doors, or is there any point in saving, say, a meter of the wall? Obviously, I want to take it all down, but it's worth asking since I've been thinking about it.
The change of notification to put up the wall was submitted the same year as the house's basic design, so the wall may be retrofitted but not new
So can I feel confident about tearing down the wall without worrying that the neighbor's sofa will end up in my garage?
The notice for the modification to put up the wall was submitted the same year as the house's original blueprint, so the wall may be retrofitted but not new
So I can feel secure in tearing down the wall without worrying that the neighbor's sofa will end up in my garage?
newer than the house
check if you need to notify that you're tearing it down
I have approved from the board so there's no problem, I just want to make sure that it can't have any consequences like the one with the neighbor's sofa or worrying crack formations
Got approval from the board so there's no danger, just want to be sure that it can't have any consequences like with the neighbor's sofa or concerning cracking formations
sometimes the municipality also wants a notification
