Hello everyone,
I'm considering tearing down an interior wall in my Hultsfred house from 1954 (1½-story with a basement). However, I'm not knowledgeable enough to determine whether the wall is load-bearing or not, and therefore hope that some kind soul here on the forum can assist.
The wall I want to remove is the wall between "VARDAGSRUM" and "RUM" on this drawing (warning for large images):
http://oi56.tinypic.com/24mb7l0.jpg
Drawings of other floors and cross-section:
http://i51.tinypic.com/nz56vr.jpg
http://i55.tinypic.com/2drxbww.jpg
http://i53.tinypic.com/2qxtdfd.jpg
Thanks a lot in advance!
I'm considering tearing down an interior wall in my Hultsfred house from 1954 (1½-story with a basement). However, I'm not knowledgeable enough to determine whether the wall is load-bearing or not, and therefore hope that some kind soul here on the forum can assist.
The wall I want to remove is the wall between "VARDAGSRUM" and "RUM" on this drawing (warning for large images):
http://oi56.tinypic.com/24mb7l0.jpg
Drawings of other floors and cross-section:
http://i51.tinypic.com/nz56vr.jpg
http://i55.tinypic.com/2drxbww.jpg
http://i53.tinypic.com/2qxtdfd.jpg
Thanks a lot in advance!
I would personally never tear down a wall based solely on information from some amateur on a forum like this 
but apart from that, it should be possible to tear it down from what I can see on the drawings.
The ridge runs across the wall so the roof trusses do not support in that direction, but you have a wall underneath in the basement so the question is whether something on the upper floor is supported via those 2 walls? That I cannot comment on.
but apart from that, it should be possible to tear it down from what I can see on the drawings. The ridge runs across the wall so the roof trusses do not support in that direction, but you have a wall underneath in the basement so the question is whether something on the upper floor is supported via those 2 walls? That I cannot comment on.
Thank you Jan-Å!
Just as you mentioned, the trusses run "tvärn" so the wall _should_ not have any load-bearing function
Unfortunately, Hultsfredshus is no longer around, otherwise, one might have been able to get info from them.
Is there any way to check this (apart from putting the saw in the wall and seeing if it pinches )?
Just as you mentioned, the trusses run "tvärn" so the wall _should_ not have any load-bearing function
Unfortunately, Hultsfredshus is no longer around, otherwise, one might have been able to get info from them.
Is there any way to check this (apart from putting the saw in the wall and seeing if it pinches
)?
Bring the drawings you have linked to, pick up the phone, and book a meeting with a structural engineer. They have some experience and might have some insights that could be good to know otherwise. It shouldn't be a major cost.
Overall, I agree with Jan-Å that according to the drawings, it seems that the wall you want to remove wouldn't be load-bearing. The wall in the basement is probably load-bearing for the joists on the ground floor and also takes the load from the wall above, which in turn is load-bearing since, according to the drawing http://i53.tinypic.com/2qxtdfd.jpg, there is a floor joist above the entrance floor and parallel with the roof trusses.
Overall, I agree with Jan-Å that according to the drawings, it seems that the wall you want to remove wouldn't be load-bearing. The wall in the basement is probably load-bearing for the joists on the ground floor and also takes the load from the wall above, which in turn is load-bearing since, according to the drawing http://i53.tinypic.com/2qxtdfd.jpg, there is a floor joist above the entrance floor and parallel with the roof trusses.