A carpenter and I started by setting up "stilts" under the beams, then we removed the part of the wall where the glulam beam was to rest and made sure it took the load from the upstairs. After tearing down about half the wall and the "stilts" were gone, there was a loud noise upstairs. It happened three times in an hour, and I then noticed that the moldings I had put around the new floor on the upper floor were about 6-7mm above the floor, whereas before they were flush with the floor.
I wonder if this is because when we set the "stilts," we inadvertently pushed the moldings up, or if the glulam beam might have settled a bit. I can't see any cracks or anything similar in the wall I'm tearing down.
The beam has about 300mm to rest on each side of the wall, and the opening in the wall is 2m. The house is from 1930, and the wall material resembles lightweight concrete mixed with ordinary mortar.
Do I need to be worried??
Best regards, Alex
I wonder if this is because when we set the "stilts," we inadvertently pushed the moldings up, or if the glulam beam might have settled a bit. I can't see any cracks or anything similar in the wall I'm tearing down.
The beam has about 300mm to rest on each side of the wall, and the opening in the wall is 2m. The house is from 1930, and the wall material resembles lightweight concrete mixed with ordinary mortar.
Do I need to be worried??
Best regards, Alex
No, I don't think so. The balks may have had "back"… Yes, had tension that is…
Not easy for you to know when you laid another floor in the adjacent room…
Not easy for you to know when you laid another floor in the adjacent room…
Hello,
I have nothing to contribute but would like to ask a few questions... Is "hjärteväggen" another term for a load-bearing wall?
I was also thinking about opening up so we have a larger living room. The area will be in a part of the house that was added in '65. The wall is not very thick, but using stilts and a laminated beam might be the way to go for me...
Is it complicated? Will of course ask builders...
/ Ulrik
I have nothing to contribute but would like to ask a few questions... Is "hjärteväggen" another term for a load-bearing wall?
I was also thinking about opening up so we have a larger living room. The area will be in a part of the house that was added in '65. The wall is not very thick, but using stilts and a laminated beam might be the way to go for me...
Is it complicated? Will of course ask builders...
/ Ulrik
If the beam happens to be a bit tilted, not completely plumb, do you think this will have a negative impact on the side of the wall it leans more towards, meaning that side takes more force than the other so maybe there will be cracks in the wall and the beam settles even more?
Since I am going to build a bathroom above, I certainly don't want the house to move more than it already seems to have done.
/ Alex
Since I am going to build a bathroom above, I certainly don't want the house to move more than it already seems to have done.
/ Alex
NettanUlrik said:
I can't really say if a hjärtvägg is by definition load-bearing, but I would assume so. A hjärtvägg is a wall situated more or less in the middle of the house, so it would be fitting for it to be a load-bearing wall ;-)