Hi Robert,
Yes the building was two parts before conversion to one house, and the
joists seem to run in different directions in each part.
I had a structural engineer look at the wall before we committed to purchase
and he confirms it is load-bearing.
I'll post a exterior picture shortly fyi.
thanks and best regds
jez
On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 7:15 AM, Robert Burnette <r.burnette@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>
> Jez:
>
> Don't know how your ceiling joists run, but the wall between the kitchen
> and dining room looks as though it could be a "bearing wall," or a wall
> supporting the weight of the upstairs floor joists in that end of the house.
> If so, you will need to support those joists with a large overhead beam if
> you remove the wall. Without a photo of the exterior of the house, it is
> difficult to imagine the possible construction. For example, is the entire
> house two-storied, or is that a one-story section?
>
> I notice that there is a beam support between the fireplace area and the
> lounge and hall areas. That would indicate that, in that part of the house,
> the second floor joists run at right angles to the beam (across it). If they
> run in the same direction over the kitchen and dining areas, you should be
> all right removing the kitchen/dining room wall. That would indicate that
> the wall between the kitchen/dining area and the hall/lounge area is the
> bearing wall. But, if those joists run in the opposite direction (parallel
> to the existing beam), the kitchen/dining room wall is a bearing wall and
> you will need another beam.
>
> Robert
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jez Cunningham <jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Friday, May 9, 2008 13:42
> Subject: [OM] Re: [OT] Interior design
> >
> > The plan is later to knock out the wall between the dining room
> > and kitchen and make one big kitchen/diner with the kitchen at
> > the front of the house and the diner overlooking the garden.
> > Possibly will turn the existing window and door into large french
> > doors onto the terrace.
> >
> > Thanks for looking
> > Jez
>
>
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