Darren Munro

Sat 01 Feb 2014 05:47pm

If you are in a flat, go upstairs and talk to your neighbour. Establish if there is a wall in their flat directly above the wall you propose to remove. If there is no wall above then your wall is not load bearing. Therefore it is NOT load bearing. If they do have a wall, then yes your wall is load bearing. Then you need the services of a structural engineer who will apply for a building warrant to have the wall removed. Then you need a reputable builder to remove the wall. If you live in a house, just pop upstairs and check for another wall directly above. The same facts above should be applied.

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Valentine Powell

Fri 31 Jan 2014 12:09pm

A builder should sort this out

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Duncan Loughlin

Fri 31 Jan 2014 12:01pm

A structural engineer

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Michael Tucker

Thu 30 Jan 2014 02:51pm

Hello Jamie, Get it looked a by a builder first and he will direct you to the nessassery requirements. You can get a builder from this site to come out and give you a survey and some advice. Tradesmen pay for the opportunity to quote on your job. It is important to give tradesmen contacting you the opportunity to do so, the advice you receive is free. You are not obliged to use any of them. Regards Michael

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john cunningham

Thu 30 Jan 2014 01:55pm

Hi Jamie It may not appear to support anything above it, but may be supporting the ceiling beams above it. Look at the floorboards upstairs, if they run paralel to it the ceiling beams will be running into it and hence supporting it. JC

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