Carpentry & Joinery

Is vertical wood in small gabled dormer for support or can I remove it for more floor space?

Anonymous user 23/02/2024 - 3.23 PM

We have a bathroom with a small gabled dormer window. Currently the sink is in the alcove of the window, and there seems to be a cavity in a right angled "U" shape on the window wall. The sink unit sits inside the U. I've taken the old tiles off the walls to reveal the wood and salamander bricks behind. I wanted to know if I could remove the vertical pieces of wood to gain some extra floor space? Or is this wood holding up the dormer? Don't want the dormer to collapse on me if I remove it. There is also some diagonal timber pieces above the vertical ones which I am happy to leave in. Hope this makes sense. Thank you. Chris