Wall safe to remove?

[robmorgan]

Hi all,

Keen to take out this wall (red) to open up the landing.

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• robmorgan
• 19 Nov 2012
• 1

It's masonry but there's no floor below it and it sits on a floor joist (parallel).

Technically it's an old external wall as the area beyond the opening used to be a balcony (now enclosed) but it's single skin and doesn't support the roof. You can see the proper cavity wall a bit further behind (green).

Advice much appreciated. Can provide more photos / details if required.

Thanks,

Rob

 

[TonyW2]

Does anything rest on it?
Is it providing any support to the wall at right angles on its right?

 

[robmorgan]

There's a joist (in the loft) running along the top of it, but there's plasterboard sandwiched in between the top of the wall and the joist, which I think would suggest the wall wasn't part of the original build anyway?

Don't think it provides any support to the walls at right angles. Those walls span both stories so I wouldn't think they would need any further support?

 

[joinerjohn]

What's going to support the bannister at the top of the stairs? What's going to happen to the room this wall helps create? (the one through the doorway)

 

[robmorgan]

I'd fit an extra newel post and wrap the banister around creating a "gallery" landing.

This would open up the view out of the bay window and let more light into the landing and hallway. We'd put a couple of armchairs in the bay making for a nice sunny nook.

See, there is some method to my madness (I think!)

Anyway, about that wall?

 

[Static]

Plasterboard over the wall and the cavity wall beyond would suggest it is as suspected a none load bearing wall.. It wouldn't be laterally supporting the side walls as its a first floor wall..