I would like to remove the wall between my kitchen and the pantry next to my kitchen. The kitchen is approx 4m wide, and the pantry is approx 1m wide. The wall separating the 2 rooms is a single skin brick wall. The joists run perpendicular to the wall, and do sit on top of the wall (I have removed some plasterboard to confirm this). The joists span the entire width of the house (approx 5m). Also, there is no wall on the first floor above the partition wall.
Because the joists span the entire width of the house, and the partition wall is only 1m from the external wall, does this indicate that the wall is probably not load bearing?
Or is the fact that the joists sit on the wall definitive that it is load bearing? (I thought this might just be because of the way the house was constructed???)
I will probably seek professional help with this, but any advice would be appreciated.
Many thanks
Because the joists span the entire width of the house, and the partition wall is only 1m from the external wall, does this indicate that the wall is probably not load bearing?
Or is the fact that the joists sit on the wall definitive that it is load bearing? (I thought this might just be because of the way the house was constructed???)
I will probably seek professional help with this, but any advice would be appreciated.
Many thanks