Hi Guys,
We want to remove our bathroom wall and replace it about 2 ft further over into our bedroom. Its going to be alot of work for such a small gain but our bathroom is so small it should make a big difference.
The house is 1950's. The wall is constructed out of a light weight, dark grey block. The wall has been built straight on the floorboards, about 6" from the nearest joist, which runs the same way as the wall. At the top, the wall just butts up against the ceiling. There is nothing above the wall in the attic the nearest joist is about 10" way and again runs the same direction as the wall. Once the bathroom wall comes out of the bathroom it immediately has our bedroom doorway in it.
This all seems to tell me its not in anyway structural. But my concerns are with regards to the back wall of the house. Is it possible that the wall acts as some sort of support to the back wall, in a lateral sense. ie if you looked down from above the bathroom wall and back wall would be T shaped.
My dad (old school!) is lets get the Kango out but i'd like a few opinions first? The new wall will be of the stud type or I can build it back as block like the original.
Any advice much appreciated.
Zeb
We want to remove our bathroom wall and replace it about 2 ft further over into our bedroom. Its going to be alot of work for such a small gain but our bathroom is so small it should make a big difference.
The house is 1950's. The wall is constructed out of a light weight, dark grey block. The wall has been built straight on the floorboards, about 6" from the nearest joist, which runs the same way as the wall. At the top, the wall just butts up against the ceiling. There is nothing above the wall in the attic the nearest joist is about 10" way and again runs the same direction as the wall. Once the bathroom wall comes out of the bathroom it immediately has our bedroom doorway in it.
This all seems to tell me its not in anyway structural. But my concerns are with regards to the back wall of the house. Is it possible that the wall acts as some sort of support to the back wall, in a lateral sense. ie if you looked down from above the bathroom wall and back wall would be T shaped.
My dad (old school!) is lets get the Kango out but i'd like a few opinions first? The new wall will be of the stud type or I can build it back as block like the original.
Any advice much appreciated.
Zeb