We are now moving into this apartment and we want to open up between the kitchen and the living room, but the wall is possibly a load-bearing wall. Instead of having the wall there, we want to create extra space for a countertop with storage, allowing us to look into the living room.
My question is, can this be solved in a reasonable and stylish way? No renovations have ever been done in the apartment, and we want to completely renovate the apartment, but we want to start with the kitchen.
Pictures of the apartment will not be available before May 17th. But I hope you understand my idea by the attached floor plan.
To tear down the wall, you need permission from the association, and if it's also load-bearing, you likely need a building permit or construction notification as well. This would include details on how you plan to support the structure, such as the dimensions of beams and columns, for which you might need to hire a structural engineer or similar professional.
How many floors are above you? HU!
The wall is likely load-bearing, and then it's not advisable. Knock on the wall; if it is solid, it's load-bearing concrete. If it sounds hollow, it's an interior wall in blåbetong/ytong, which can be demolished. For example, around the closet, it's lightweight concrete, which is also narrower, typically 10-12 cm, while load-bearing walls are 25 cm wide or more.
We are moving to a two-story apartment and will live on the top floor so no one above us. But we will knock as soon as we move in to see and hope that it can be removed.
The drawing looks like a typical real estate drawing and is unusable for assessments of what is load-bearing. Try to obtain a drawing from the Building Committee's archive.
Nice and good price in Eslöv for a condominium.
Looks like a typical wooden villa on 2 floors so it shouldn’t be a problem.
But remember the TV program "husdrömmar" where a couple tore down all the walls downstairs and the previous owner had removed the truss in the ceiling. They had to demolish the house and build a new one with "lego"
Nice and well-priced condominium in Eslöv.
It looks like a normal wooden two-story villa, so there shouldn't be any problem.
But remember the TV show "husdrömmar" where a couple tore down all the walls downstairs, and the previous owner had removed the trusses in the ceiling. They had to tear down the house and build new in "lego."
I'm not really betting on that since there are 4 other apartments in the house haha. But I'll take a closer look at what type of walls there are.
Yes, we were very lucky when we bought this one considering what the other 4-bedroom apartments have gone for in Eslöv.
The drawing looks like a typical realtor's drawing and is unusable for assessing what is load-bearing. Try to obtain a drawing from the Building Committee's archives.
Is this something the board might possibly have?
Or should I contact the municipality?
If the house is relatively modern (built 1960 -), I believe the wall is not load-bearing. On site, it can easily be determined by knocking on it. If it's a wooden wall, it is not load-bearing. If the house is older, or to make an assessment from the drawing now, a proper drawing is required. The board might have it. Otherwise, it can be found in the Building Committee's archive. It's usually easy to get a copy from there.
If the house is relatively modern (built 1960 -) I think the wall is not load-bearing. On site, it can be easily determined by knocking on it. If it's a wooden wall, it is not load-bearing. If the house is older or to make an assessment now from the drawing, a proper drawing is required. The board may have it. Otherwise, it is available in the Building Committee's archive. It is usually easy to get a copy from there.
Now I finally got the drawing from the Building Committee but I have no idea if it's load-bearing or not
We are about to move into this apartment and we want to open up between the kitchen and the living room but the wall may be a load-bearing wall. Instead of having the wall there, we want to create extra space for a workbench with storage so that we can look out into the living room.
My question is, is it possible to solve this in a sensible and stylish way? No renovations have ever been done in the apartment and we want to completely renovate the apartment but we want to start in the kitchen.
Images of the apartment are not available before May 17th. But I hope you understand my thinking by attaching the floor plan. [image]
the question is how ventilation works after tearing down the wall.
if you have cooking odors throughout the apartment.
I am almost 100% sure that it is not load-bearing. It is clear from the drawing that it is a wall that was added after the frame was completed. Load-bearing walls are drawn with solid lines even where the thin wall connects. Note that there is an installation shaft at the end nearest the kitchen fittings.
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