Hello everyone.
Brief introduction: I just became a member of hausbau-forum.de. Two weeks ago, we bought a small house built in 1926. Now I'm at the stage where I want to remove a wall.
So here is my question: Would it be enough to support the wall with a beam approximately 12x16 cm (5x6 inches) underneath, resting 47 cm (18.5 inches) inside on the wall, and to place a post sized 12x16 cm (5x6 inches) below on the exterior wall?
There is already a ceiling joist of 12x17 cm (5x6.5 inches) on the wall, upon which a thin wall made of tuff stone is located on the upper floor.
The upper part of the wall also includes part of the roof structure. I’m not concerned about this, as the loads are transferred to the exterior wall.
Here is a picture of the current situation:
Additional information will be provided if needed (want to save myself some typing 🙂)
Thanks for your help
Sicky
Brief introduction: I just became a member of hausbau-forum.de. Two weeks ago, we bought a small house built in 1926. Now I'm at the stage where I want to remove a wall.
So here is my question: Would it be enough to support the wall with a beam approximately 12x16 cm (5x6 inches) underneath, resting 47 cm (18.5 inches) inside on the wall, and to place a post sized 12x16 cm (5x6 inches) below on the exterior wall?
There is already a ceiling joist of 12x17 cm (5x6.5 inches) on the wall, upon which a thin wall made of tuff stone is located on the upper floor.
The upper part of the wall also includes part of the roof structure. I’m not concerned about this, as the loads are transferred to the exterior wall.
Here is a picture of the current situation:
Additional information will be provided if needed (want to save myself some typing 🙂)
Thanks for your help
Sicky
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AallRounder17 Nov 2013 18:28Hello Sicky,
No offense, but you want to build the house, not tear it down, right?
You won’t get far without a structural engineer. Although I do about 99% of the work myself, I don’t touch structural calculations. That’s why both my house and I are still here today.
Best regards
No offense, but you want to build the house, not tear it down, right?
You won’t get far without a structural engineer. Although I do about 99% of the work myself, I don’t touch structural calculations. That’s why both my house and I are still here today.
Best regards
@Allrounder: Thanks for the quick reply!
I hope someone with structural engineering knowledge will respond as well.
The task is quite simple: to support a span of 3 meters (10 feet). The load is known: 2 tons.
There is already a beam measuring 12 x 17 cm (5 x 7 inches), which is quite strong.
Another beam is to be added underneath: my idea is 12 x 16 cm (5 x 6 inches).
A good structural engineer can say without calculations whether this will work or not.
I just hope someone like that reads my post 🙂 :o
Regards
Sicky
I hope someone with structural engineering knowledge will respond as well.
The task is quite simple: to support a span of 3 meters (10 feet). The load is known: 2 tons.
There is already a beam measuring 12 x 17 cm (5 x 7 inches), which is quite strong.
Another beam is to be added underneath: my idea is 12 x 16 cm (5 x 6 inches).
A good structural engineer can say without calculations whether this will work or not.
I just hope someone like that reads my post 🙂 :o
Regards
Sicky
Hello,
If I stack existing and new beams on top of each other, I get about 33 cm (13 inches) in height. For the calculation, I only entered 24 cm (9.5 inches) and increased the estimated load from 2 tons to 2.5 tons. I also added additional loads (snow, live load, even though there is none). The result was positive. Image:
If I stack existing and new beams on top of each other, I get about 33 cm (13 inches) in height. For the calculation, I only entered 24 cm (9.5 inches) and increased the estimated load from 2 tons to 2.5 tons. I also added additional loads (snow, live load, even though there is none). The result was positive. Image:
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toxicmolotof17 Nov 2013 19:23An online calculator cannot replace professional advice. I would not undertake this without a structural engineer, even if I found 10 calculators online. I wouldn’t even know what data to enter.
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