Now it's time to move/remove/replace the support legs. So I thought I'd ask a bit about how I should proceed. Marking on pictures which ones should be removed.
The plan is to build 120x200 beds so only a "gap" is needed so you can crawl in.
Image 2 and 3 are from each side of the same room. But the support legs are not aligned with each other?
The house was built in 1950 and is located in Dalarna.
Grateful for help and answers.
First, it's important to find out if it's a matter of support beams and if so, which of the studs are support beams. A "real" support beam is part of the truss and can't be removed just like that. However, the trusses are not as closely spaced as your studs are, so not all can be support beams. A better photo from the attic might be a good start.
Was up and dug a little in the sawdust now. On one side of the house, the legs are attached to the rafters.
Where they were placed a little closer, they seem to have used 4 legs to support a 70x70 beam against the rafters a. If I check the rafters a, I see that there have been nail holes there before. Sending some new pictures
That's what I suspected. A 70x70 beam for support is way too weak. I would consider putting back the original support legs except for one that you adapt between the surrounding rafters. The appropriate size of a supporting beam depends on the house's dimensions, snow load zone, and the beam's span. An exterior photo often says a lot.
The width of the house is 940x850 according to the drawing.
Inserting a picture of the exterior.
Should a beam be placed between the new support legs and the roof truss from which one leg is removed, do you mean?
Glulam or? Both posts or is it enough with just a beam?
People used inch measurements, as with all construction until a few years into the 1970s. Three by six in the rafters, i.e., 75x150 mm. The best is if you can get 75x100 mm cut for the support legs and 75x150 for the crossbeam.
