Knocked through lounge doesn’t have any steels

Doozergirl

startingout2016 wrote: »

Thanks, i have checked under the carpets and the boards run front to back, so the joists are going side to side.

There is no sagging or cracking in any walls and we have been there 2 years now so thank you for the reassurance.

A structural engineer might be more reassuring than a random from the internet!

EachPenny

Doozergirl wrote: »

A structural engineer might be more reassuring than a random from the internet!

Absolutely! Even if it has been 'fine' for years it doesn't necessarily mean it is safe.

stator wrote: »

If the joists are running in the same direction as the wall that was removed, you wouldn't need a support beam because they weren't resting on the wall?

That would only apply to the support of the floor on the first floor. What we don't know is whether walls on the first floor were supported by the 'missing' wall, and whether there are loads from the roof structure which are transferred down through those first-floor walls. Walls may also provide lateral stability, something that the floorboard direction won't clarify.

stuart45

EachPenny wrote: »

Walls may also provide lateral stability, something that the floorboard direction won't clarify.

A good point that is often overlooked.