Hello!
I am planning to expand the garage in the basement into the adjacent FD "Fuel Room" according to the house plans. The house is made of "light concrete" or hollow blocks, or whatever it was called in the 60s.
The garage is 4.30 wide, and the wall to be demolished is just as wide. The wall in question is as thick as an exterior wall, i.e., 200mm. My plan is to create an opening, leaving a 100mm strip to the ceiling and about 4-500mm to the wall.
The question is how the reinforcement for the upper floor/street level is constructed, so I assume I need to replace the wall with one or two beams.
If I want to place I or square profiles on both sides of the wall, which are then propped at the "wall stumps," what dimensions should they have?
Above is a flat floor, the living room.
Attached is a quick sketch: black is the existing wall including exterior walls, red is the part I'm demolishing, and green is a door opening that has been bricked up.
I am planning to expand the garage in the basement into the adjacent FD "Fuel Room" according to the house plans. The house is made of "light concrete" or hollow blocks, or whatever it was called in the 60s.
The garage is 4.30 wide, and the wall to be demolished is just as wide. The wall in question is as thick as an exterior wall, i.e., 200mm. My plan is to create an opening, leaving a 100mm strip to the ceiling and about 4-500mm to the wall.
The question is how the reinforcement for the upper floor/street level is constructed, so I assume I need to replace the wall with one or two beams.
If I want to place I or square profiles on both sides of the wall, which are then propped at the "wall stumps," what dimensions should they have?
Above is a flat floor, the living room.
Attached is a quick sketch: black is the existing wall including exterior walls, red is the part I'm demolishing, and green is a door opening that has been bricked up.
It shouldn't be load-bearing, but there may be a risk that the outer wall gets pushed in if you remove it! I would have checked with a structural engineer, who calculates strength and recommends any reinforcements that need to be made.