Remove load-bearing beam?

[Tjockberg]

Hello, I have moved into a house that used to be two apartments once upon a time. I have many drawings but they don't help much. The previous owner removed a wall in the hallway that connected to the first "apartment" on the ground floor and replaced it with two 45x195 beams.
My partner thinks it's ugly because it protrudes 150mm from the ceiling plaster.
However, I'm quite sure that the wall that was there before was not load-bearing.

What do you think?

 

[Kane]

Half-vague picture, has the bathroom wall been removed?
No sectional drawing of the house?

 

[Tjockberg]

Half-fuzzy picture, is the wall to the bathroom removed? No sectional drawing of the house?

Half-fuzzy picture, is the wall to the bathroom removed? No sectional drawing of the house?

Half-fuzzy picture, is the wall to the bathroom removed? No sectional drawing of the house?

I agree! There should be more pictures that are missing!

But correct that the wall to the bathroom/staircase has been removed and is now a large hallway. It was extended in 2005-2006 with a new "hall" that stands on piers and a larger bathroom/hallway on the upper floor. See new pictures.

 

[16386]

Is there a building permit for the extension? If so, the documentation for it might include something on this? (If it was a load-bearing wall, which it doesn't seem to have been, a building notification would be required. Alternatively, everything could be included in a building permit application.)

 

[Tjockberg]

There is not a detailed development plan area here, so no building permit was needed!

 

[16386]

And the seller didn't provide any drawings, etc. from the extension? Where do the water and sewage from the upper bathroom go down? Could it be that someone tried to reinforce due to something with the renovation/extension, rather than thinking the old wall was load-bearing?

 

[Tjockberg]

No drawings or the like. Thought the same thing but the extension is about 1-1.5 meters more floor space.
The drainage goes by a slot in the hall right next to the beam.
Currently renovating the bathroom on the upper floor due to water damage and it would be nice to remove the beam if it is not needed.

 

[16386]

Then it will likely be a question of whether you want to take a chance and remove the beam or if you want to bring in an engineer who can take a look and provide an assessment.

 

[bossespecial]

If you have torn up the floor on the upper level, you should then be able to see how the joists rest on the beam.

 

[Tjockberg]

If you have torn up the floor on the upper floor, you should be able to see how the joist rests on the beam.

I have only torn up in the bathroom. I think that the extensions are just that they've raised the slanting roofs and made standard height in the rooms. Because the old floor joists run all the way out to the exterior wall.