I have purchased a Hultsfred house built in '65, one story with a basement, 2 x 115 sqm with concrete beams. The house feels very stable and well-built. Now the property will undergo an extensive renovation such as dismantling the wall between the kitchen and living room (load-bearing?), new kitchen and bath. This likely involves a pipe replacement because, as I suspect, the drainage pipes are made of iron and wells embedded in the framework or base plate. I'm trying to find the sewer stack, where it goes down between the entrance floor and basement but can't find it. Could it be embedded in a partition wall? Considering relining but don't know if it works as promised and what it might cost. From what I can see, the roof trusses are self-supporting, so the question is whether we need to replace the wall with a beam when 7 meters of the main wall are dismantled. That was some thoughts (relining, where does the stack go, load-bearing roof trusses???).
Best regards,
Osborne
Best regards,
Osborne
Tomture61
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Tomture61
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Regarding your question about removing a load-bearing wall.
Even if your trusses are "self-supporting," your load-bearing wall has a function, to support/help your trusses.
Replacing a load-bearing wall of 7 meters requires very solid glulam beams. Maybe can be installed in trusses.
Even if your trusses are "self-supporting," your load-bearing wall has a function, to support/help your trusses.
Replacing a load-bearing wall of 7 meters requires very solid glulam beams. Maybe can be installed in trusses.
Welcome to the forum!
If you don't have any drawings of the house, the municipality should have the drawings that were submitted back in the day to obtain building permits. Without drawings, it's probably quite difficult to answer your questions.
If you don't have any drawings of the house, the municipality should have the drawings that were submitted back in the day to obtain building permits. Without drawings, it's probably quite difficult to answer your questions.
Thank you for your response. I share your view. The action will be to place a load-bearing beam in the attic since we do not want a visible ceiling beam between the kitchen and the living room. Then we'll be on the safe side.
// Osbone
Regarding the pipes, they probably go down in several places. Partly from the kitchen and partly from the bathroom, if these are not adjacent. Request old drawings from the municipality, they usually have plumbing drawings from those years.