Does this plan say whether the wall is load bearing?

frutbunn · 7 Jul 2020

tony1851 said:
Yes, that's what I wrote.

The why cloud the issue with something you already know has no relevance in this instance.

rougharsedbrickie · 7 Jul 2020

WoOt said:
So if the floorboards run parallel to the wall (and as such perpendicular to the joists), then the wall isn't load bearing? Excellent. When it's non-load bearing you can just DIY remove it without any building regs or such, right? Or am I missing something?

frutbunn said:
Thats correct

Surely if the floorboards are parallel to the wall, then the joists at right angles to the floorboards could be sitting on the wall. Wouldn’t it be the case that boards at right angle to wall means joists parallel and not bearing on the wall

stuart45 · 7 Jul 2020

That's correct.

rougharsedbrickie · 7 Jul 2020

stuart45 said:
That's correct.

Which ? Lol

stuart45 · 7 Jul 2020

yours.

big-all · 8 Jul 2020

rougharsedbrickie said:
Surely if the floorboards are parallel to the wall, then the joists at right angles to the floorboards could be sitting on the wall. Wouldn’t it be the case that boards at right angle to wall means joists parallel and not bearing on the wall

all been said

rougharsedbrickie · 8 Jul 2020

big-all said:
all been said

Just checking, surprised BCO could give out such wrong and possibly dangerous advice

noseall · 8 Jul 2020

rougharsedbrickie said:
surprised BCO could give out such wrong and possibly dangerous advice

Wot BCO?

tony1851 · 8 Jul 2020

noseall said:
Wot BCO?

I think one of the contributors is a BCO.

rougharsedbrickie · 9 Jul 2020

Yes the genius who agreed that if the floorboards are parallel to the wall its not load bearing

WoOt · 9 Jul 2020

But the opposite is still accurate, right? So if the joists run parallel to the wall I can safely remove the wall. Even if there is another wall above it? Because the latest posts confused me a little.

big-all · 9 Jul 2020

no you cannot remove the wall iff it is supporting a wall above
i actually think this is a wind up as you just keep pointlessly asking the same question

WoOt · 9 Jul 2020

It isn't. I'm just not 100% clear on the answer. Some say that if the joists run parallel to the wall, that I can remove the wall. Others say the opposite. Who wouldn't get confused!

I would like to take out the wall between kitchen & dining room. The two walls (built in cupboards, with the airing cupboard with boiler) between bedroom 2 and 3 are above it, but not directly as far as I can see.

Happy to do additional checks, but at the moment I'm not clear on the advice/guidance.

big-all · 9 Jul 2020

ok a wall is load bearing iff any part off the structure need it for support
wall above 'joists on top '
or even a joist running parallel but fixed to can make it load bearing
you need to look under the floor upstairs to see nothing else can give you the answer

stuart45 · 9 Jul 2020

Joists running parallel to the wall and not at right angles sitting on top of the wall indicate that the wall does not carry the floor load. However a wall could be taking the weight of the wall above.

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