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[Meytham]

Hello

I want to remove the plasterboard in the wall between the living room and the staircase to allow more light to come in. The house was built in 1962, and when I removed the plasterboard from one side, the construction looked like this (VG see image 1). I would like to keep the vertical studs but want to remove the middle support wooden pieces and the diagonal wooden pieces (VG see arrows in image 1).

I would appreciate advice on whether it is possible to remove the small wooden pieces and keep the studs without affecting the construction. The dimensions of the vertical studs are 45x70 mm, but only the one closest to the house wall is 70x70.

Thankful for advice.
Meytham

 

[BirgitS]

You should probably bring in a structural engineer to examine what the wall supports and how it can be rebuilt to still be able to support the staircase and the floor above. They didn't just reinforce it like that without a reason.

 

[Meytham]

You should probably bring in a structural engineer to examine what the wall is supporting and how it can be rebuilt to still manage to support the staircase and the joists above. They didn't add bracing like that without a reason.

Hi, Thank you for your reply,
Vertical studs support the staircase and they will remain, the diagonal pieces of wood are loose.

Kind regards

 

[Alexander HB]

I want advice on whether it is possible to remove small wood pieces and keep the studs without affecting the construction.

You will definitely impact the construction, and it needs to be investigated how much.

When the vertical studs are loaded from above, they will bend sideways. This is prevented partly by having plasterboards on them, but also by the noggins between the studs. Now you are talking about possibly removing both the plasterboards and the noggins, which could lead to the studs buckling if the load is too great.

What kind of wall is on the stairs above the part you want to open? Are there perhaps floor joists resting on the wall you want to change, etc.? Do you have drawings of the house?