ᐅ Removing a load-bearing wall – experiences?

Hello everyone,
This is my first post, so hopefully I won’t get “stoned” right away.

We are planning to buy an existing property from the 1990s. Beforehand, we want to clarify whether changing or removing a load-bearing wall is feasible and what the possible solutions could be. We want to know this before hiring a structural engineer or buying the house, to avoid the risk that it may not be possible.

Specifically, it concerns the walls marked in red, as we want an open living/dining area.
Based on your experience, what kind of solutions might there be? Should we expect that a steel post will have to be installed, or would it be more common to run a steel beam along the ceiling?
We have no experience with this and would really appreciate your feedback and insights in advance.

Thanks for reading and have a great weekend.

Since you have not provided an excerpt from the structural calculation (i.e., layout plans), making an assessment is very difficult.
You must assume that you will need steel beams, steel columns, and due to the cross wall, a steel frame for the building’s structural bracing.
Technically, many options are possible, but they come with the corresponding effort and associated costs.

Hello,
thank you for the quick reply!
In fact, we do not have structural engineering plans. We only have the building application, building permit (planning permission), and property map.

Our concern was that it would turn out as you described. In principle, we would be okay with a steel beam and a steel frame. However, a steel post standing freely in the room is not very appealing to us, as it often gets "in the way."
Are there any experiences regarding such measures that could give an indication of the costs involved?

Davidkos schrieb:

Our concern was exactly what you described. We would still be okay with a steel beam and a steel frame, in principle.

The problem is that you can’t place a beam running across the house because the staircase is in the way. You are removing all the load-bearing interior walls from the house, so whether there are alternatives to a support post depends on the structural engineer.
The costs are likely to be in the five-figure range.

Hello,

I’m not here to criticize you, but to question your idea. Who suggested that open-plan living has to be so radical?

Could you sketch out your idea for the living space layout?

Entering the house and immediately ending up in the kitchen?

I have a suggestion for how I would plan it.

This way, the costs remain manageable.

Here is another version with more furniture.