Removing non bearing wall - procedure?
Removing non bearing wall - procedure?
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Hi, I have a question, I hope you help me.
The brick wall in attached file is 15 cm wide and it is non-bearing. We have this wall in ground floor and in floor aboove it. Lets say we want to completely remove that wall in the ground floor. But this wall support self weight of the wall above him (so it is a bearing wall after all in that sense).
In my opinion the easiest way to do that is to remove the wall on the upper floor first and then do the same in the ground floor. After that we can make a concrete/wood beam and a new light non bearing wall on it. But what if we don’t want to remove the wall in the upper floor? How to do that? Whats the process/procedure?
See attached file.
Tnx for answers.
The brick wall in attached file is 15 cm wide and it is non-bearing. We have this wall in ground floor and in floor aboove it. Lets say we want to completely remove that wall in the ground floor. But this wall support self weight of the wall above him (so it is a bearing wall after all in that sense).
In my opinion the easiest way to do that is to remove the wall on the upper floor first and then do the same in the ground floor. After that we can make a concrete/wood beam and a new light non bearing wall on it. But what if we don’t want to remove the wall in the upper floor? How to do that? Whats the process/procedure?
See attached file.
Tnx for answers.






RE: Removing non bearing wall - procedure?
RE: Removing non bearing wall - procedure?
Mike McCann, PE, SE (WA)
RE: Removing non bearing wall - procedure?
@msquared48 - How? can you elaborate? attach a sketch?
RE: Removing non bearing wall - procedure?
You could install needle beams through the second floor brick wall to shore it up, then remove the lower wall and install a new support beam.
But that seems like a lot of unnecessary work. You are probably better off to remove it entirely and rebuild as required with a lightweight wall.
Are you sure the wall isn't providing lateral support to the building?
RE: Removing non bearing wall - procedure?
RE: Removing non bearing wall - procedure?
Until that analysis has been completed, there's not much point in determining the removal process.
RE: Removing non bearing wall - procedure?
Mike McCann, PE, SE (WA)
RE: Removing non bearing wall - procedure?
all in all, the feasibility of removal needs to be determined first, before they consider how.
RE: Removing non bearing wall - procedure?
Mike McCann, PE, SE (WA)