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That's easily fixed, frame up in the hole with e.g. 45x70 studs and attach OSB and gypsum to it.
Even if you haven't done this before, you can do it in under 1 day.
I would lay the floor afterward as there is less risk for damage.
Even if you haven't done this before, you can do it in under 1 day.
I would lay the floor afterward as there is less risk for damage.
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Maybe it would be even better to build a bookshelf into the wall so it follows the other wall and you don't have to go in and out again.
Build your own bookshelf or build in an existing one? Which side are you thinking of? Against the hallway if you need to furnish WITH a wall in the living room.
I forgot to mention that there are different measurements for what's going to be built together and I'm afraid it won't go in a straight line towards the hallway either :/
Some things you will encounter include:
- Electrician moving the light switch, perhaps to the opposite side of the pole where the other one is?
- The crown moldings will be in the way if you're going to build a wall there. If you take them down, paint is most likely to come off the molding, wall, and ceiling depending on how you or previous owners painted. It's possible to build around them, but then you have to shape drywall, OSB, studs, and matching crown moldings. If you don't have the right tools, it's not worth trying.
Incorporating some sort of storage isn't a bad idea, but maybe not towards the living room, instead in the other direction.
- Electrician moving the light switch, perhaps to the opposite side of the pole where the other one is?
- The crown moldings will be in the way if you're going to build a wall there. If you take them down, paint is most likely to come off the molding, wall, and ceiling depending on how you or previous owners painted. It's possible to build around them, but then you have to shape drywall, OSB, studs, and matching crown moldings. If you don't have the right tools, it's not worth trying.
Incorporating some sort of storage isn't a bad idea, but maybe not towards the living room, instead in the other direction.
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Judging by the pictures, draw a straight line from the living room. In the hallway, you can let the wall go outside the existing one, which might also create a ceiling line there. But if it doesn't bother you that the walls are a little different, you don't need to make them align either.M Majahjort said:
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Molding, etc. is best taken down and redone. Just paint afterwards if you get any damage, but if you are careful and cut before you pry, it usually goes well.