What kind of walls can't be smashed when decorating a house?

It is very common to tear down the wall and smash it when decorating a house, especially when some old houses are in a bad pattern and need to be torn down for a new pattern. However, some walls can't be removed, and it is easy to affect the structural safety of the house if they are changed casually. What kind of walls can't be smashed when decorating a house? Is it reliable to remove the load-bearing wall and reinforce it with I-beam? Come with us to get to know it!

What kind of walls can't be smashed when decorating a house?

When decorating a home, if you want to judge which places can't be smashed, you can start with the architectural structure of the house.

1, frame structure

Frame structure is a new building structure applied in China in recent years. Although it is relatively new in China, in foreign countries, especially in Europe and America, the number of houses with frame structure has accounted for 80% of the number of new houses. The frame structure has no structural wall and is supported by steel frame, so it can be removed as long as the wall is filled. However, if the gray concrete beam hits the top of the wall during demolition, don't hit it. However, it should be noted that the walls of a house with frame structure can be removed, but it does not mean that it can be added at will. If you want to add lightweight walls such as gypsum board and high-strength glass, otherwise the house will be fine during the earthquake and the newly built walls will be more uncomfortable.

2. Shear wall structure

Shear wall structure is widely used in high-rise residential buildings after 1990s. Shear walls made of reinforced concrete cannot be smashed, even beams and floor beams cannot be smashed. Many people have beams on their roofs, which are made of concrete and must not be smashed.

3, brick-concrete structure

Brick-concrete structure is the most common building structure in China, which is common in existing old houses and rural self-built houses. There is no professional supervision team during construction, and the design and construction standards are not high, especially for houses with long service life. Therefore, in the brick-concrete structure, each wall contributes to the lateral stiffness of the structure. Breaking the brick wall will reduce the bearing capacity of the house. Therefore, if your house is a brick-concrete structure, it is best not to tear down any walls, let alone structural columns, floor beams and ring beams connecting the walls.

Is it reliable to remove the load-bearing wall and reinforce it with I-beam?

First of all, answer: it is very unreliable to push down the load-bearing wall and then reinforce it with I-beams. No matter whether your neighbor or your friend has tried this method, don't do it, because there is really a big security risk.

Usually, the load-bearing wall we refer to refers to the reinforced concrete wall, and the brick wall or gypsum board added behind it belongs to the non-load-bearing wall. Many people think that the load-bearing wall, as its name implies, is responsible for bearing loads. As long as I-beams are used to reinforce other walls immediately after being smashed, it should have no effect to make them bear the load. However, once the load-bearing wall is removed, it will change the overall structure of the house and destroy the stiffness and dynamic characteristics of the structure, which cannot be replaced by I-beam reinforcement. Without a load-bearing wall, there may be no problem in the short term, but the risk is great. In the event of an earthquake, the consequences are unimaginable. If you hear that a leader has smashed the load-bearing wall, you can report it to the property for safety.

What kind of walls can't be smashed when decorating a house? Is it reliable to remove the load-bearing wall and reinforce it with I-beam? The above is the relevant content we introduced. Decoration must not smash the wall, otherwise once the load-bearing wall is smashed, it will be reinforced by a professional decoration team, which is expensive and must be cautious. For more knowledge of load-bearing walls, you can continue to pay attention here.