Tear down non-bearing wall? Opinion from expert

[Vickevoff]

Hello,

I am planning to open up a wall between the living room and kitchen, but the association requires a written certificate/opinion from an expert to approve it. Where can I find an expert who can provide a certificate or opinion that doesn't cost 5000kr for 2 minutes of work (reviewing a digital drawing and writing 2 sentences)?
To my knowledge, an "expert" doesn't necessarily have to be a structural engineer?

A former colleague who has worked as an engineer has looked at the structural drawings of the floor and could confidently say after 15 seconds that the wall is not load-bearing, but I don't have a written statement from him... Several neighbors below and next to me with the same layout covered by the same structural drawings have demolished this wall, but there is nothing documented from the board that can be used as a basis to approve mine...

The wall consists of 5-7 cm thick 25 x 50 cm slag plates, i.e., those that don't weigh more than a cardboard box, and then there is 1-2cm plaster on each side. It's about 70cm to be opened up in one direction and 30cm in the other direction.

I have sneakily started the work by removing the door frame and plaster but am awaiting approval before starting the demolition of the slag plates...

Do you have any tips on where I can find an expert who charges a reasonable fee?

 

[Jonatan79]

Tear down the wall gently and pretend as if nothing happened and continue life as usual.

 

[zarkov]

Anyone who seriously thinks that wall is load-bearing almost deserves to have a roof collapse on their head. Do as @Jonatan79 suggests and then smuggle out one stone at a time, every time you go out

 

[TechChad]

I think it's load-bearing...

 

[BSOD]

Remembering when I calculated such things a long time ago, I concluded that you need to go up to around 12-15 cm wide lecablock before you can load it properly if you have built it about 2.5 m high. A wall that is too slender is therefore usually not load-bearing.

 

[Vickevoff]

Tear down the wall carefully and pretend like nothing happened, and continue life as usual.

Anyone who seriously believes that wall is load-bearing almost deserves to have a roof collapse on their head. Do as @Jonatan79 suggests and then smuggle out one stone at a time, every time you go out

The problem is that I was dumb enough to ask for approval, I guess the board would get suspicious if they see me running down the stairs with 25 x 50 cm blocks.. Maybe I should run the bricks through the flour mill and smuggle them in my pockets every time I leave the property, perhaps even fit a few hundred grams in my socks!

I recall that when I calculated such things a long time ago, I concluded that you need to have around 12-15cm wide lecablock before you can properly load it, if you've built up to about 2.5m high. A wall that's too thinly built is usually not load-bearing.

Yes, it's obvious the wall isn't load-bearing because it would probably fall if I accidentally bumped into it.

 

[Jonatan79]

The problem is that I was silly enough to ask for approval, guess the board would get suspicious if they saw me running down the stairs with 25 x 50 cm blocks.. Maybe I should run the tiles through the flour mill and smuggle them in my pockets every time I leave the building, might even fit a few grams in my socks!

Well, it goes without saying that the wall isn't load-bearing since it would probably fall if I stumbled into it..

Eh, just carry them out. If someone asks, just say you'll get back with a report, which might get lost in the mail...

 

[16386]

The board does not have the right to require a certificate or to give you approval before you make a change to a non-load-bearing wall.

 

[cpalm]

The board does not have the right to demand a certificate or that they give you approval before you make a change to a non-load-bearing wall.

No, at least not if it cannot be considered a "significant change to the apartment."
However, if the member absolutely wants the board's approval, it's reasonable that the member can also show that the change is "harmless," no matter how obvious it may be.

So it's not at all certain that the board sees any problem with TS proceeding with the measure "at their own risk" without approval.