I have bought a 1.5-story wooden house (from the 1920s) with an extended wall and a 45-degree roof pitch. On the upper floor, there are interior walls with small long narrow storage spaces behind them - I believe some people call them "kattvindar." In any case, I am considering removing these and converting them into sleeping alcoves in a future children's room. There is no wall in the middle of the house, so I wonder if you think the "kattvindar" are part of the load-bearing structure?
I can try to get a blueprint to clarify. My inspector thought it wasn't a problem since houses this old are usually quite over-engineered in the roof???
Anyone who can give me some tips?
I can try to get a blueprint to clarify. My inspector thought it wasn't a problem since houses this old are usually quite over-engineered in the roof???
Anyone who can give me some tips?
The braces (which I assume you have) you should probably leave in place. Otherwise, the trusses will lose their load-bearing capacity. But the wall of the crawl space itself shouldn't be load-bearing..? Do you understand what I mean?
I understand exactly what you mean. However, this house does not have any sloping braces in the attic. I agree with you that the walls of the attic are not load-bearing, as far as I remember they are also quite thin. Additionally, the attics are positioned at different distances into the house in different rooms.