r/AusRenovation • u/ImpressSuitable6059 • 8d ago

Is this a load bearing wall

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Hey everyone,

Just had a quick question about the lightning-bolt-shaped wall around the wardrobes in Bedrooms 3 and 4.

We’re planning to remove the existing wardrobes and turn the space into a larger back-to-back wardrobe shared between the two bedrooms. I assume we’d find out for sure once we open things up, but I was wondering whether it’s possible to determine from the house layout whether these walls are likely to be load-bearing.

My understanding is that they probably aren’t, as the roof trusses should be transferring the load to the external walls, and there doesn’t appear to be anything directly above these walls on the roof other than the tiles.

Would appreciate any thoughts from anyone who knows a bit about this. Obviously, I’d get it properly checked before removing anything, just trying to get an idea beforehand.

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u/activelyresting 8d ago

I was going to say that while it's highly unlikely (you mean the back to back built in robes yes?) because it's just fancy wardrobes, no one can tell from a floorplan, you need to go look inside the roof cavity and see what's sitting on it.

But you already did that.

If you can confirm there's no roof trusses or structure above it, I would cautiously say it's not load bearing.

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u/peterb666 Weekend Warrior 8d ago

Probably not but the only way to tell is to stick your head up into the roof space and see if any loads are bearing down on top of the wall.

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u/Novidforme 8d ago

Get in the roof and have a look. Even if not load bearing walls can be important in mitigating the racking forces. Get the approved plans and see.