I am going to replace the windows on my 2-story 1920s house with a plank frame.
The windows currently installed were replaced earlier, probably in the 50s-60s.
On the end wall of the entrance floor, there's a window that was widened previously and is now 1800 wide.
The new window to be installed in that position is 2000 wide.
Now I'm wondering how to think about load-bearing.
It's likely that no lintel was added during the previous widening and there's not much more to be removed. No signs of subsidence are present.
It's also a gable that does not bear load from roof trusses and it has a plank frame.
At the same time, there must be an upper limit for how much you can remove.
Where can one assume that limit is?
Should I dare to saw into the wall and be happy about it?
Plank walls are a type of panel construction. Openings should have certain clearances to the wall ends and other openings. In this case, it is risk-free to increase the width of the lower window from 1800 to 2000 mm. The load from above mostly consists of the small wall area between the windows.
