How to determine is it a Load Bearing Wall?

bery_451

It use to be a 3 bedroom council house semi-detached built in 1945-1950's I believe.

Wall is a grey block partition wall not stud partition.

Can this wall be knocked down or is bearing weight from upstairs?

martinthebandit

What's directly above it?

Which way do the floor beams run that are above it?

Although from the little info in your post my best advice would be to get someone who knows what they are doing to have a look at it.

Furts

martinthebandit wrote: »

Although from the little info in your post my best advice would be to get someone who knows what they are doing to have a look at it.

Some people never learn, others do not want to learn, others want all decisions made for them ...

Some people offer thanks to those who are trying to help, others do not ...

Some people undertake renovation projects and become self appointed Project Managers ...

I wonder if OP will follow the sound advice ...

Doozergirl

Employ a structural engineer.

How did you get on with designing your kitchen?

EachPenny

Doozergirl wrote: »

Employ a structural engineer.

....Seconded.

Richard_RM

Knock it down and see what happens? ;-P


Seriously though...I'd get a qualified SE to look at it. Even walls that you'd swear aren't load bearing can sometimes be (e.g. stud walls with internal structural support columns embedded in them).

bery_451

martinthebandit wrote: »

What's directly above it?

Which way do the floor beams run that are above it?

Although from the little info in your post my best advice would be to get someone who knows what they are doing to have a look at it.

A bedroom,

Ok just to confirm all grey block partition walls can be either be load bearing or not?

Lets say floor beams above are laid in same direction as partition, can it be knocked down?

Or

Lets say floor beams are laid in opposite direction crossing the partition, can it be knocked down?

martinthebandit

bery_451 wrote: »

A bedroom,

Ok just to confirm all grey block partition walls can be either be load bearing or not?

Lets say floor beams above are laid in same direction as partition, can it be knocked down?

Or

Lets say floor beams are laid in opposite direction crossing the partition, can it be knocked down?

So there is not a wall directly above the wall you want to remove?

Grey block walls can be load bearing or they might not be.

If floor beams are laid across above the wall its an indication that its load bearing and vice versa but, and I'm repeating myself, it's an indication only.

If it was mine and I wasn't sure I would get professional advice.

bery_451

martinthebandit wrote: »

So there is not a wall directly above the wall you want to remove?

Grey block walls can be load bearing or they might not be.

If floor beams are laid across above the wall its an indication that its load bearing and vice versa but, and I'm repeating myself, it's an indication only.

If it was mine and I wasn't sure I would get professional advice.

Theres no wall upstairs directly above the parition wall.

Shall I assume that all the floor beams below all the bedrooms/landings upstairs are all laid in the same way?

martinthebandit

bery_451 wrote: »

Theres no wall upstairs directly above the parition wall.

Shall I assume that all the floor beams below all the bedrooms/landings upstairs are all laid in the same way?

I certainly would not recommended you assume that!

martinthebandit

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