Advice needed urgently re removal of internal wall

suebfg

We are about to exchange contracts on a house where an internal wall has been removed (it was an upstairs wall within a Jack and Jill bathroom). So there used to be a corridor in the bathroom and now that has been removed to form a larger bathroom. What is now the main wall to the bathroom runs the length of the house and is the wall to two bedrooms also. So we think the wall that was removed was non load bearing but how can we be sure?

(PS Our survey didn't pick this up and the survey was done a while ago now.)

Hasbeen

suebfg wrote: »

We are about to exchange contracts on a house where an internal wall has been removed (it was an upstairs wall within a Jack and Jill bathroom). So there used to be a corridor in the bathroom and now that has been removed to form a larger bathroom. What is now the main wall to the bathroom runs the length of the house and is the wall to two bedrooms also. So we think the wall that was removed was non load bearing but how can we be sure?

(PS Our survey didn't pick this up and the survey was done a while ago now.)

As you say probably non load bearing.

If you can gain access to attic, look to see what joists etc are above missing walls, do they span over? any additional support?

If not and also to set your mind at rest, get a structural surveyor to have a look:)

zzzLazyDaisy

Sorry to state the obvious, but is there a wall directly below the missing wall downstairs? And if so, is it a solid wall or a partition wall? If there is no wall or if the wall is partition, then the missing wall upstairs could not have been a load bearing wall.

EDIT - I suppose I should say - if there is no wall downstairs, is it fairly obvious that there never was a wall (ie, if the missing wall upstairs was continued downstairs, would it go through the middle of the kitchen, or whatever room is underneath)

suebfg

Hi, from looking at the estate agent floorplans, no there doesn't appear to be a wall directly below it. I do have floorplans of this house and a house that hasn't been altered, if anyone could look and give an opinion. I could PM them.

G_M

How long ago was it done?

If it was a while,and the roof has not caved in (or cracks appeared) it's unlikely to happen now.

suebfg

I don't know. We have put some enquiries to the other side but it is a fairly modern house.

Hasbeen

suebfg wrote: »

I don't know. We have put some enquiries to the other side but it is a fairly modern house.

Modern houses upstairs usually have stud partitions / non load bearing walls.

I am 99.9 % its ok and I would accept it if buying for letting etc

But you are buying as family home? your decision / cost to get structural survey done? If no problems to date I would complete sale! But's that's me!!

Slinky

On the balance of probabilities, how likely is it that a 'partition' style wall in a bathroom area is loadbearing? Particularly as you can see the one alongside it which obviously is?

I'm with Hasbeen, wouldn't bother me.