JGarcia

Thanks, I will do.

The house is detached, outside it has brick, inside looks like timber framed. I asked the builder to get more info, like plans or something similar and they said they can not provide anything because they got the copyright.

Thanks, I will ask an engineer for sure now.

Thanks mate. Maybe that’s the reason why. I think the ceiling is self supported in the I-joist and steel beam, I did not understand why that wall was like that.

Hi all, I bought a new 3 story house 3 years ago and I am considering to remove a wall between the kitchen and living room in the ground floor, also I am gonna keep the other two walls protecting the staircase following the fire regulation. Each wall kept has a FD30 door. I did a quick check around the house and the wall that I want to knock down it’s a 22 mm plasterboard and behind it, there is a plywood board (I don’t know why). It looks like it isn’t t load-bearing wall. See the mark in red in the attached images. I checked the ceiling and all I-joists are wall-to-wall with a span of 5.3 Mts (approx.), and all of them are parallel to the wall in question. Also, there is a steel beam across the ceiling wall-to-wall and just 1.8 mts away from the wall. The steel beam is parallel to the wall needed and the all ceiling I-joist. See mark in green in the attached image to see the steel beam. I am not really sure if I need an architect or engineer, what do you think ? is it required to apply for planning permission or follow any building regulation ? If I need planning permission, what probably do I have to get it accepted? Any advice much be appreciated. thanks in advance.

Hi there, I have been reading a few posts for a while and I think it’s really helpful forum. I bought a new 3 story house a few years ago and I did some DIY project but now I’m considering to remove a wall between the kitchen and living room and I am not 100% clear, I hope it’s the right place to get the required answer. Thanks all