We live in an old, stone built cottage of one and a half storeys, with 2 x bedrooms and a bathroom situated in what is basically the roof space.
The joists holding up the roof run from the front to the back of the building, a simple rectangle.
On the ground floor, there is a lounge to one end, running the width of the house, which accesses a small square room.
The wall adjoining these rooms (half the width of the house) is of timber and plaster construction, and runs in the same direction of the joists.
Would this wall be load bearing in any way, and if not, is there a possibility of taking it down in order to enlarge the lounge...?
I appreciate this may not be an easy query without plans, but just wondered if anyone could hazard a guess...
The joists holding up the roof run from the front to the back of the building, a simple rectangle.
On the ground floor, there is a lounge to one end, running the width of the house, which accesses a small square room.
The wall adjoining these rooms (half the width of the house) is of timber and plaster construction, and runs in the same direction of the joists.
Would this wall be load bearing in any way, and if not, is there a possibility of taking it down in order to enlarge the lounge...?
I appreciate this may not be an easy query without plans, but just wondered if anyone could hazard a guess...