ᐅ Load-bearing wall or not? Wooden beam directly resting on masonry?

Created on: 19 Feb 2024 06:07

The house was built in the 1950s/60s. On the ground floor, a wall is planned to be demolished and replaced with a drywall partition due to large holes in the wall. This would be more cost-effective. However, I suspect the wall might be load-bearing. There are also walls above and below this wall.

Beschädigte Innenwand bei Renovierung mit freiliegenden Rohren und bröckelndem Putz.

Rohbaustelle: beschädigte Wand mit Loch, Schutt, freiliegende Rohre und Kabel.

Baustellenboden mit aufgebrochener Betonplatte und rotem sowie grauem Rohrleitungssystem.

Durchbrochene Wand mit freiliegter Stahlbewehrung hinter bröckelndem Putz.

Zerbrochene Wand mit freiliegten Holzbalken und Putzresten.

Beschädigte Innenwand: gelber Anstrich, freiliegende Stahlkonstruktion und bröckelnder Putz.

Winniefred19 Feb 2024 16:40

I would always recommend consulting a structural engineer. You never really know what has already been removed or what might be taken out in the future. Removing one wall might not cause the house to collapse, but it could happen years later after other changes, or because something was removed 20 years earlier. Getting a structural engineer to take a quick look doesn’t cost much and provides peace of mind. We had holes drilled in such a wall for new water pipes, which we had bricked up again as quickly as possible. I’m not willing to take any risks with this. Most houses carry a large mortgage, and I wouldn’t want to jeopardize that over $150 for an engineer’s assessment.

ᐅ Load-bearing wall or not? Wooden beam directly resting on masonry?

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