Renovation of an old building, floor plan layout, experiences

I would only create a breakthrough in the wall. Then lay a worktop with 1.2 m. In the kitchen, then wall cabinets.





In the attic, in my opinion, the knee wall can be partially removed in some areas. Not all walls provide bracing. The roof has already been insulated.

That also sounds interesting. What exactly have you drawn down by the guest WC?

Would I still have to have a steel beam installed in the kitchen with your suggestion? Sorry, for me this whole thing is really completely new territory.

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You always need some kind of support. The opening should just be less critical. That's what the structural engineer tells you.

In my opinion, the structural engineer is right. The wall is not only bracing. The load direction is calculated for the 2 m width and a point load from the roof is also present. With 14 cm, the ceiling in that area is also not exactly thick.

I cannot read your structural plans. I'm basically an amateur. But I know that some roofs are supported by their posts. These do not necessarily have to be centered or hidden in walls, but the posts also support the purlins at the edge areas. In your roof, there are posts in the knee wall, which are visible. Are these statically relevant? Therefore, I can imagine that you cannot just tear everything down there.

The photo shown above is of room no. 7 and goes clockwise. My concern is to remove the wall on the left and also the one next to the window.

I have already understood that, and below I am also oriented.

You see two photos of the knee wall adjacent to room no. 7, and I would like to remove these two walls to gain more living space. These knee walls exist in every room above. My consideration is to be able to install more windows to make the whole area brighter.

However, I cannot really assign the pictures in the recesses with the drawing.

Your roof has posts in the knee wall, you can see them. Are they structurally relevant? Therefore, I can imagine that you cannot just tear everything down.

That is why I asked for sections, mainly to understand the roof truss construction.

I cannot read your structural plans.

The pictures are also cropped. But it can be seen that ceiling field edges rest on the kitchen-living room wall. Their bearing was, in my view, not doubtful at all, and their bracing in the ceiling plan was not shown. By the way, I continue my response elsewhere.

Hi,

I have now photographed some drawings from the construction file. One photo also shows the section.

Furthermore, the photos of the storage area are to be assigned to room number 7 upstairs. This is directly in the blue shaded area. To what extent are there still missing information here?

I will definitely not remove the wooden beams, the structural engineer also confirmed that to me. It is solely about the wall in between or the entire walls on the 1st floor that were erected there to add a knee wall.

I have now also photographed some drawings from the construction files. One photo also shows the section. Furthermore, the photos of the side area can be assigned to room number 7 upstairs. This is directly in the blue shaded area. To what extent are there still missing information here?

Yes, since it is a hip roof, preferably also the other section (gladly "over there" in 140393).

I will not remove the wooden beams under any circumstances, the structural engineer also confirmed that to me. It is solely about the wall in between or about all the walls on the first floor that were built there to add a knee wall.

That sounds reasonable and also looks charming. With the second section, more can be said about it.