Hello
I would like to demolish a wall that is between two rooms on the ground floor in the extended part of our house. The extension is shown on the drawing from the gable side. The wall is precisely next to the yellow line on the drawing, (image2). Is it possible from this drawing to understand if and to what extent this wall is load-bearing?
Thanks in advance!
Peter
I would like to demolish a wall that is between two rooms on the ground floor in the extended part of our house. The extension is shown on the drawing from the gable side. The wall is precisely next to the yellow line on the drawing, (image2). Is it possible from this drawing to understand if and to what extent this wall is load-bearing?
Thanks in advance!
Peter
It definitely feels load-bearing. Do you want to remove the whole wall, or widen an existing opening?
The wall supports the joists to the second floor. The risk of removing it might be that the joists could sag a little and you can no longer close the doors on the second floor.
The wall supports the joists to the second floor. The risk of removing it might be that the joists could sag a little and you can no longer close the doors on the second floor.
I don't know what it's called, but it's on the second image, the one in the middle of the house on the ground floor, and so to speak, goes inward in the drawing from the gable. Ideally, I want to remove it completely.
If I want to remove it completely, how does one do it and how big is the work effort? Wooden beam? Steel beam? With pillar?
In short, how do you do it? (Note that I'm not going to do it myself, just trying to get an idea of the operation's size)
Peter
If I want to remove it completely, how does one do it and how big is the work effort? Wooden beam? Steel beam? With pillar?
In short, how do you do it? (Note that I'm not going to do it myself, just trying to get an idea of the operation's size)
Peter
Do you want to tear down the wall along the entire length of the house or just in the part that "exists between two rooms on the ground floor in the extended part of our house"...? If the entire length of the house; oh.... 
If just a part; how long is the wall? There's quite a big difference between removing a wall section of 4-5 meters compared to a whole wall of 8-10 meters. Please note that I am not knowledgeable about this and have no reliable answers to provide, I'm just pretty good at asking follow-up questions that sometimes hopefully clarify a bit...
If just a part; how long is the wall? There's quite a big difference between removing a wall section of 4-5 meters compared to a whole wall of 8-10 meters. Please note that I am not knowledgeable about this and have no reliable answers to provide, I'm just pretty good at asking follow-up questions that sometimes hopefully clarify a bit... 
Are you going to have any cross walls? If so, you can have columns in them. Without columns, the beam might be so high that you would have to duck when you walk under it...
First, you start by talking to a structural engineer to get the right dimensions. Then you submit a notification to the municipality to get it approved. Finally, you contact a construction company that can do the work.
I don't know how to do it, but I guess you prop up the ceiling on each side of the wall, tear it down, lift up the beam, and put in columns.
First, you start by talking to a structural engineer to get the right dimensions. Then you submit a notification to the municipality to get it approved. Finally, you contact a construction company that can do the work.
I don't know how to do it, but I guess you prop up the ceiling on each side of the wall, tear it down, lift up the beam, and put in columns.
Thanks for the input, the wall is approximately 4.4 meters long and goes from the wall you see in the photo to the "outer wall" of the old house. So it's "only" these 4.4 meters that need to be demolished.
Cross walls? I'm a bit unsure about what you mean. I would preferably not have any walls at all, but just get rid of the one wall that exists.
Is the principle that the beam is attached to the outer walls and rests in these mounts + a pillar in the middle, or must pillars also be made at the ends of the beam, i.e., 3 pillars?
Peter
Cross walls? I'm a bit unsure about what you mean. I would preferably not have any walls at all, but just get rid of the one wall that exists.
Is the principle that the beam is attached to the outer walls and rests in these mounts + a pillar in the middle, or must pillars also be made at the ends of the beam, i.e., 3 pillars?
Peter
If it's only 4.4 meters of wall that needs to be removed, I'm pretty sure you won't need any intermediate pillars, and it should be enough for the beam to rest partly on the old outer wall and partly on the new outer wall, possibly with some reinforcement at these points depending on how these walls look. However, as I said, I'm not an expert so there are others you should listen to and get advice from before you decide. Now it looks more promising, I dare say!
I have now made inspection holes in the wall and ceiling. In the ceiling, you can see that the beams running in the right-left direction on the drawing are spliced, i.e., they overlap. The splice rests on the frame that the current wall consists of, making it a very load-bearing wall. When I look closer at the drawing, you can actually see that there are some kind of dots above the wall, which presumably means that the beam is spliced?
Anyway, thanks for all the answers!
Peter
Anyway, thanks for all the answers!
Peter