Hi All,
I know that it is a long shot to get a conclusive answer to this, but I thought I’d try anyway and see what I could get.
I looked at a bungalow yesterday, which has a couple of things going for it. It is in the right location, it looks like it has plenty of potential and most importantly… it’s within our budget.
Unfortunately, the internal layout doesn’t work at all. I don’t mind knocking down some walls to make it work, but I can see that the cost and complexity of doing that would rapidly mount if I have to replace them by RSJ’s or the like.
So with that in mind, I went to the loft to see at how the roof is constructed (see attached picture). What I found most interesting is that none of the “V’s” coming down are sat on the internal walls. Some come down in the middle of a room and some come down 300mm next to a wall.
So on to my question(s):
If I can just knock down all, or the majority of the internal walls without compromising the structure, then this seems like a go-er. If not, I should probably walk away.
Much appreciated!
I know that it is a long shot to get a conclusive answer to this, but I thought I’d try anyway and see what I could get.
I looked at a bungalow yesterday, which has a couple of things going for it. It is in the right location, it looks like it has plenty of potential and most importantly… it’s within our budget.
Unfortunately, the internal layout doesn’t work at all. I don’t mind knocking down some walls to make it work, but I can see that the cost and complexity of doing that would rapidly mount if I have to replace them by RSJ’s or the like.
So with that in mind, I went to the loft to see at how the roof is constructed (see attached picture). What I found most interesting is that none of the “V’s” coming down are sat on the internal walls. Some come down in the middle of a room and some come down 300mm next to a wall.
So on to my question(s):
- Does this mean that the roof is only supported on the external walls, with beams running side to side across the entire length?
- How do I find out whether any of the internal walls are supporting the roof (and which ones)? If this is something I can do myself, or atleast get an idea of.
If I can just knock down all, or the majority of the internal walls without compromising the structure, then this seems like a go-er. If not, I should probably walk away.
Much appreciated!