Hello, I want to remove a wall. I know people who have an identical house and have already taken out this wall. It is also "only" an 11.5cm (5 inches) wall, but I still wanted to ask. The wall I’m pointing to on the floor plan. There is already some kind of beam present (pos. 10 in the structural calculations).
Well, please take a look at the photos. I’m looking forward to your assessment.
Maybe a few more details and questions from my side. This might help you further.
1. The walls on the floor above are definitely non-load-bearing and are only built with about 7cm (3 inches) Ytong blocks. Above that is just the attic with a wooden beam ceiling, which is supported by the roof structure.
2. Our house is one of about 70 identical terraced houses in this development, and I personally know at least 5 where this living room wall has already been removed without any problems. Since I don’t put much weight on that and am a bit cautious, I’m asking here again.
3. I removed some plaster and saw that it is not a steel beam but some kind of continuous reinforced concrete lintel or something similar.
Questions:
4. Do you need any other documents?
5. In this floor calculation, are fields 2 and 4 also two separate ceiling/floor elements in reality, or is this just divided into two sections for calculation purposes?
6. What does this dashed line between fields 2 and 4 mean?
7. What worries me most is the end of the wall because it is built like a small T directly under the beam in the living room. Is this beam still supported by that T section, or does it actually rest only on the exterior walls? My guess is that the T section is just supporting the door lintel between the hallway and the living room. Could that be correct?
8. Why is the wall at position 10 not drawn at all on the roof structure plan (page 18), and only this kind of beam is shown at the ceiling level?
Well, please take a look at the photos. I’m looking forward to your assessment.
Maybe a few more details and questions from my side. This might help you further.
1. The walls on the floor above are definitely non-load-bearing and are only built with about 7cm (3 inches) Ytong blocks. Above that is just the attic with a wooden beam ceiling, which is supported by the roof structure.
2. Our house is one of about 70 identical terraced houses in this development, and I personally know at least 5 where this living room wall has already been removed without any problems. Since I don’t put much weight on that and am a bit cautious, I’m asking here again.
3. I removed some plaster and saw that it is not a steel beam but some kind of continuous reinforced concrete lintel or something similar.
Questions:
4. Do you need any other documents?
5. In this floor calculation, are fields 2 and 4 also two separate ceiling/floor elements in reality, or is this just divided into two sections for calculation purposes?
6. What does this dashed line between fields 2 and 4 mean?
7. What worries me most is the end of the wall because it is built like a small T directly under the beam in the living room. Is this beam still supported by that T section, or does it actually rest only on the exterior walls? My guess is that the T section is just supporting the door lintel between the hallway and the living room. Could that be correct?
8. Why is the wall at position 10 not drawn at all on the roof structure plan (page 18), and only this kind of beam is shown at the ceiling level?
lastdrop schrieb:
In short: Ask the structural engineer Thanks for this really helpful tip. That’s exactly what I’m doing now.
nilipili schrieb:
Thanks for this really helpful tip. I’m doing it right now You’re asking people here who at best have been in a similar situation once. They can’t give you a reliable ;-) answer.
A structural engineer will want to have the plans in paper form in front of them and will likely issue an invoice for that. They will also be liable if your house ends up collapsing.
nilipili schrieb:
Thanks for this really helpful tip. I’ll do just thatAs far as I know, we don’t have anyone here who is a professional structural engineer by occupation.
Additionally, providing advice for your project involves liability issues and therefore cannot be given free of charge. This is also in your own interest.
So, what lastdrop said applies.
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