We are planning to remove a wall in the kitchen. Tried to find someone who can help us calculate the load-bearing beam but it seems completely impossible (Skåne).
Previously, half of the wall had been removed and a beam was installed there. Now we want to remove the remaining wall as well as the wooden post that was added and replace the existing beam with one that spans the entire distance.
The current beam seems to have a gap above it and the wall on the upper floor. I can fit my fingers in between.
The distance from the outer wall to the inner wall is a total of 452 cm.
The wall is brick and continues down into the basement and also on the upper floor. Thickness about 15 cm. (But it's only the kitchen wall that is to be removed)
Height from ceiling to floor (wall to be removed) is 260 cm with a width of 223 cm.
Attaching some pictures that hopefully show a bit better how it looks?
This is not the main supporting wall.
What do you think is needed for the beam? We will hire a construction company to do the actual work but they need information on the size of the beam.
Previously, half of the wall had been removed and a beam was installed there. Now we want to remove the remaining wall as well as the wooden post that was added and replace the existing beam with one that spans the entire distance.
The current beam seems to have a gap above it and the wall on the upper floor. I can fit my fingers in between.
The distance from the outer wall to the inner wall is a total of 452 cm.
The wall is brick and continues down into the basement and also on the upper floor. Thickness about 15 cm. (But it's only the kitchen wall that is to be removed)
Height from ceiling to floor (wall to be removed) is 260 cm with a width of 223 cm.
Attaching some pictures that hopefully show a bit better how it looks?
This is not the main supporting wall.
What do you think is needed for the beam? We will hire a construction company to do the actual work but they need information on the size of the beam.
I won't be able to help you with your main question but can assist with some follow-up questions to increase the chance of getting the right kind of help 
- Can you mark on the drawings which wall you want to remove?
- In one of the pictures, you measure the height of the beam, about 6 cm. But is that the entire height of the beam or just the distance from the underside of the beam to the ceiling?
- You say there are brick walls below and above? Correct? Are all the interior walls in the house built the same way?
- Can you mark on the drawings which wall you want to remove?
- In one of the pictures, you measure the height of the beam, about 6 cm. But is that the entire height of the beam or just the distance from the underside of the beam to the ceiling?
- You say there are brick walls below and above? Correct? Are all the interior walls in the house built the same way?
The wall to be removed is the one running through the kitchen on the plan.
- In one of the pictures, you're measuring the height of the beam, approximately 6 cm. But is that the entire height of the beam or just the distance from the bottom of the beam to the ceiling? It's the entire beam.
- You say there are masonry walls below and above? Correct? Are all interior walls in the house built the same way? There are masonry walls both below and above, but it is only one row thick with bricks. This is a side wall in the house.
- In one of the pictures, you're measuring the height of the beam, approximately 6 cm. But is that the entire height of the beam or just the distance from the bottom of the beam to the ceiling? It's the entire beam.
- You say there are masonry walls below and above? Correct? Are all interior walls in the house built the same way? There are masonry walls both below and above, but it is only one row thick with bricks. This is a side wall in the house.
Have you checked with all the structural engineers in Skåne using the search function at www.sbr.se?Fuffinanna said:
I can't see any wall that goes through the kitchen on the drawings; I only see a kitchen surrounded by 4 walls.
