What kind of wall can be torn down?

Not all walls can be torn down. If the wall is demolished at will, the stability and seismic capacity of the building will be greatly reduced, resulting in irreparable serious consequences.

1. Identify the bearing wall

Load-bearing wall refers to the wall supporting the weight of the superstructure, which is the backbone of the building and an important part of determining indoor safety. The damage to the load-bearing wall is the damage to the seismic capacity of the building. According to the law, those who destroy the load-bearing wall should not only restore the original state, but also be fined up to 200 thousand. How to tell the difference: insiders say that we can use the floor plan to observe the building structure and knock on the wall to listen to the sound.

Look at the plan: in the plan, the walls marked in black on the engineering drawing are all load-bearing walls; The wall marked white is a non-bearing wall, which can be rebuilt and demolished without affecting the construction.

Look at the building structure: Generally speaking, the walls of brick-concrete buildings are load-bearing walls. The outer wall of a house with frame structure is a load-bearing wall, but the inner wall is generally not.

Look at the housing category: generally, low-rise houses, bungalows and villas are all brick-concrete structures, and each side is basically a load-bearing wall. High-rise elevator buildings and foreign buildings are mostly frame structures.

Look at the wall thickness: the thickness of non-bearing wall is generally around 10 cm, such as bathroom and kitchen. The owner can pat it with his hand. Most of the echoes are light walls, while the load-bearing walls are generally more than 24 cm thick, so there should be no loud sound when knocking.

It is worth noting that the load-bearing wall is scientifically calculated, and even if it is decorated with holes, it will affect the stability of the foundation. If the owner dismantles the load-bearing wall without permission, the neighbors have the right to report to the relevant departments for repair. If you want to open the door on the load-bearing wall, you must ask professional decoration personnel to dismantle and strengthen it.

2. Matters needing attention in demolishing and changing the wall

The demolition and reconstruction of the house wall should not only distinguish whether the demolished wall is a load-bearing wall, but also make adequate plans when transforming the non-load-bearing wall.

First of all, before the construction, it should be reported to the property management department for the record, and the construction can only be carried out after approval.

In addition, the conversion direction of the circuit should also be considered in detail. Generally, there are circuit pipelines in the wall, so be careful not to open the circuit because of rough construction.

Finally, many owners will have the idea that the load-bearing wall in the room can be removed, but the non-load-bearing wall can be removed. This is actually a big misunderstanding. In fact, not all non-bearing walls can be dismantled and modified at will. Non-load-bearing wall also has the supporting function and seismic function of the wall's own weight. Therefore, it is not a big problem for a family to tear down the non-bearing wall or make holes in the wall, but if the residents of the whole building tear down and change the non-bearing wall at will, the seismic capacity of the building will be greatly reduced.