Tear down load-bearing wall?

[memike]

Considering removing a load-bearing wall at home between the kitchen and TV room to prepare for a future kitchen remodel.

I have a two-story house with a basement and attic, built in 1938.

The opening will be 4.2m. Does anyone know of a good program to calculate a glulam beam? I saw that Moelven had an app for this. Does it work?

Or should I just go all out and use a thicker beam with side beams?

All comments about reporting etc. are not desired as I am aware of this and have made a building notification for this.

Seeking sizing assistance.

/M

 

[haavard]

But I must say that it was a strange municipality. What did they approve if not the dimension of the beam?

 

[memike]

But I must say that it was a strange municipality. What did they approve if not the dimension of the beam?

Not so difficult, just fill in the fattest glulam beam you can find...

 

[mdab]

Moelven's program works well. It's just a matter of knowing what values to input. Is the opening supposed to be made on the lower floor?

 

[memike]

Moelven's program works well. You just need to know what values to input. Is the opening going to be made on the ground floor?

Yep, it's on the entrance level, but I also have a basement, upper floor, and an attic that can be furnished, sat with it but not sure which parameters to input.

 

[mdab]

If someone here is going to help you with the sizing, you need to know the size of the upper floor and the placement of the wall. If it's just a load-bearing wall and it's located in the middle of the house, it's easy to calculate. If there are multiple load-bearing walls, it's a bit more complicated.

 

[haavard]

Not so difficult, just use the fattest laminated beam you can find...

Then you also have to use the fattest beam. Otherwise, your statement in #1 about having made a report does not hold.

 

[memike]

Then you must also use the thickest beam. Otherwise, your statement in #1 about making a report does not apply.

You're right about that, though I don't think the municipality will come and look at a wall that has been removed... It's just Swedish silly formality.

Now a constructor has looked at it, but my own calculations were correct, and the same dimension was needed what luck haha.