reposition load bearing wall

djd · 10 Jul 2012

I have bought a part built house and wish to move the lounge wall about 6oomm ,this wall sits on the slab which is 150mm thick,it would be supporting the upstairs bedroom and hallway and built of breezeblock on ground and upstairs stud/p/board,is there any reason i cant move this
thanks for any help,David

^woody^ · 11 Jul 2012

Walls tend to sit on foundations or thickened slabs

If the slab is not thickened where you want to wall to go, then you need to work out if the loads are too great for the slab to take

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reposition load bearing wall

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