Taking a wall out

Gilly · 4 Mar 2013 at 11:24

I want to take out a wall in our kitchen/dining room (well it's a kids play room at the moment) and open it out to a kitchen/diner.

The line of the wall runs opposite to the apex of the roof, which I'm told makes it likely to be non-load bearing. Is that right? If it isn't load bearing does that remove the need for an RSJ?

Gilly · 4 Mar 2013 at 11:38

It's brick built plastered over.

All of our internal walls except the one I put in are brick built. Guess it's due to the age of the house? 100+ years.

Gilly · 4 Mar 2013 at 11:46

There is a wall standing above it, nothing like staircase or anything.

I suppose I could look beneath the floorboards and see if the wall continues upwards between floor and ceiling?

Gilly · 4 Mar 2013 at 12:17

Our stack is on the opposite wall adjoining with the neighbours

Gilly · 4 Mar 2013 at 12:39

Simon said:
Sounds like a structural wall then, its holding up the wall above.

That's why I said I'd check between the floor and ceiling, to see if it continued :confused:

Gilly · 4 Mar 2013 at 14:20

My roof needs doing as well, and an extra air brick.

Might just get them in to do those bits and get an understanding whilst he's there.