First post for me, although this forum has been very useful in the past.
I live in a 1930s block of flats constructed of red brick, and internal walls are made of thin 2" breeze blocks. Above them are reinforced concrete ceilings, on top of which are the joists.
I have taken down one of these walls. It was one side of a cupboard, was about 3' long, and had no joists resting on it (the joists run parallel and the ceiling, as mentioned before, is reinforced concrete. The wall came down very easily.
I did have a structural engineer look at it a while back and he reckoned it wasn't bearing any load, and I'm almost certain that it wasn't. It also forms part of a longer wall which has a wooden door frame, which I also reckon can't be bearing any load. I've also had permission from the management company for the block, but don't consider them experts at all. I think they based their decision on our structural engineer's report.
Am I being daft or paranoid here?
The real question is, would a 2" breeze block wall ever be used to carry any load?
I live in a 1930s block of flats constructed of red brick, and internal walls are made of thin 2" breeze blocks. Above them are reinforced concrete ceilings, on top of which are the joists.
I have taken down one of these walls. It was one side of a cupboard, was about 3' long, and had no joists resting on it (the joists run parallel and the ceiling, as mentioned before, is reinforced concrete. The wall came down very easily.
I did have a structural engineer look at it a while back and he reckoned it wasn't bearing any load, and I'm almost certain that it wasn't. It also forms part of a longer wall which has a wooden door frame, which I also reckon can't be bearing any load. I've also had permission from the management company for the block, but don't consider them experts at all. I think they based their decision on our structural engineer's report.
Am I being daft or paranoid here?
The real question is, would a 2" breeze block wall ever be used to carry any load?