Hello!
Could you help me confirm my thoughts on which wall is load-bearing?
I am attaching 2 drawings.
I (as a complete layman) believe it is the one I have drawn a Red line on. Could that be correct, or might both walls be load-bearing?
If we assume that it is the "Red" wall that is load-bearing, could there be any issues with replacing the roof trusses to a 45-degree slope and furnishing the attic? In terms of weight.
Could you help me confirm my thoughts on which wall is load-bearing?
I am attaching 2 drawings.
I (as a complete layman) believe it is the one I have drawn a Red line on. Could that be correct, or might both walls be load-bearing?
If we assume that it is the "Red" wall that is load-bearing, could there be any issues with replacing the roof trusses to a 45-degree slope and furnishing the attic? In terms of weight.
Judging by the foundation (there seems to be a beam under the red wall), the red wall is likely load-bearing.
However, you have truss roof trusses, which are often free-spanning over the entire width. So it's very possible that none of the walls are load-bearing.
If you plan to furnish the attic, you will probably need to create a floor structure that must rest on a load-bearing wall roughly where the red one is. So you should investigate if the red wall is sufficiently stable. A floor structure probably cannot be free-spanning over that entire width.
If you're going to furnish it, you also probably don't want truss roof trusses, so you'll need a different construction.
However, you have truss roof trusses, which are often free-spanning over the entire width. So it's very possible that none of the walls are load-bearing.
If you plan to furnish the attic, you will probably need to create a floor structure that must rest on a load-bearing wall roughly where the red one is. So you should investigate if the red wall is sufficiently stable. A floor structure probably cannot be free-spanning over that entire width.
If you're going to furnish it, you also probably don't want truss roof trusses, so you'll need a different construction.
How should I proceed to check the load-bearing capacity of the existing wall??
Do the truss roof trusses really handle a 9.8m span with 60 cm of wet snow on them (living in the far north) without a supporting wall in between??
How should one proceed when installing the new roof trusses, should they be placed on top of the "remnants" of the old roof trusses? Or how should it be done?
Grateful for any info I can get.
Best regards
Patrik
Do the truss roof trusses really handle a 9.8m span with 60 cm of wet snow on them (living in the far north) without a supporting wall in between??
How should one proceed when installing the new roof trusses, should they be placed on top of the "remnants" of the old roof trusses? Or how should it be done?
Grateful for any info I can get.
Best regards
Patrik