We are thinking about knocking down the wall between the living room and kitchen to create a more pleasant layout.
We live in a two-story condominium and when we asked the association, the answer was more or less, "you can tear down anything that isn't concrete."
According to the drawing, the wall is 70 mm and the description is "Wall with a frame of wood or metal studs and 13 mm gypsum boards on both sides. 70 mm walls adjacent to shafts are always built with metal studs."
I have made a couple of holes in the wall to check how it looks, and in the corner (the wall to be removed is an L) there is a 45x70 wood stud whereas the rest is metal. The studs on the upper floor also seem to be mostly metal.
There is 200 mm of concrete to the neighbor and 300 mm on the other three walls (gable). The floors between the levels are concrete and the plan is (outer dimensions) 10.5m x 8.1m.
I haven't gotten hold of the property manager, who I think should have the answers.
We live in a two-story condominium and when we asked the association, the answer was more or less, "you can tear down anything that isn't concrete."
According to the drawing, the wall is 70 mm and the description is "Wall with a frame of wood or metal studs and 13 mm gypsum boards on both sides. 70 mm walls adjacent to shafts are always built with metal studs."
I have made a couple of holes in the wall to check how it looks, and in the corner (the wall to be removed is an L) there is a 45x70 wood stud whereas the rest is metal. The studs on the upper floor also seem to be mostly metal.
There is 200 mm of concrete to the neighbor and 300 mm on the other three walls (gable). The floors between the levels are concrete and the plan is (outer dimensions) 10.5m x 8.1m.
I haven't gotten hold of the property manager, who I think should have the answers.
the question was whether the wall was load-bearing.