Ask this old house general contractor helps a couple frame an opening between their kitchen and living room in a load bearing wall.
Load bearing wall wall cut out between kitchen and living room.
It wasn t the most annoying thing as it provided a nice coffee nook in the kitchen and a nice entryway point in the living room but it was small enough that it seemed to just get in the way and we started to entertain the idea of taking out the.
Currently the family room formal living room and dining room all have carpet so we will tear that out and weave in new hardwood floors.
Removed the existing kitchen cabinets and countertops.
Repaired the drywall on the ceiling and walls.
Replaced the vinyl floor with ceramic tile.
Installed recessed light fixtures in the ceiling.
Opening a load bearing wall between kitchen and living room.
Before we start weaving new flooring into the old flooring there are a few areas that we want to change up.
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Knocking out kitchen wall for breakfast bar kitchen demolition breakfast.
The attic does hold the hvac ducts electrical wires insulation and 1 2 inc plywood decking 3 feet wide down the center of the house.
If the wall runs directly above a floor joist or parallel to and within 2 or 3 feet suspect a load bearing wall.
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In our split level home like most others we have a wall between our kitchen and living room.
A section of wall between the kitchen and living room was removed to create this pass through with serving bar.
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Load bearing wall framing removing a wall between kitchen and living room.
Fixer upper when you have your eye set on removing a load bearing wall you may be thinking of removing the whole wall to turn two rooms into one or maybe just removing a piece of the wall to widen a doorway or create a pass.
Knocking out kitchen wall for breakfast bar kitchen demolition breakfast.
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Verify that the wall is not load bearing before beginning.
Installed new wood cabinets and granite countertops.