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This thing with load-bearing walls...
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· Blekinge
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· Blekinge
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Would like to raise a warning flag for the idea of decorating an attic sleeping loft. At least if it involves the thought of altering the roof trusses, which in that case need to be replaced by entirely new ones in between the old ones. Floor beams made of laminated wood need to be in the order of 90x495 mm to handle the span.
Hi, sorry for the late response.J justusandersson said:I would like to raise a warning flag for the idea of furnishing a sleeping loft in the attic. At least if it involves the idea of altering the roof trusses, which in that case need to be replaced by entirely new ones between the old ones. Glulam floor beams need to be in the order of 90x495 mm to handle the span.
I completely missed that you wrote.
You're absolutely right that I need to reinforce if it comes to furnishing. I thought I'd cross that bridge if I even get that far.
I'm still trying to gather facts on whether I can remove the wall there.
Considering putting a beam from the end to the chimney at the kitchen island just in case...
The house measures 8 meters between the walls.
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· Blekinge
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Roof trusses (if they are correctly sized) are self-supporting between the outer walls and do not require any interior walls for support.
The project is well underway now, this is what the wall looks like.
It is about 75mm thick.
We had a similar wall in the bathroom when we knocked out a wall there. We had 2 bathrooms right next to each other and oddly enough, chose to make it one.
It is about 75mm thick.
We had a similar wall in the bathroom when we knocked out a wall there. We had 2 bathrooms right next to each other and oddly enough, chose to make it one.
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