Just bought an apartment, a nice 2-room on the ground floor in a two-story wooden house. We would like to remove the wall between the kitchen and living room as it would become significantly more open without it. The wall towards the living room has a ventilation outlet (with recovery) that is situated on the side/on the wall in the kitchen. Does anyone have experience with this? and how to proceed.
Grateful for all answers
//Mårten
Grateful for all answers
//Mårten
Hmm. First - do you have approval from the association? There might be some opinions when tearing down walls.
then - is the wall load-bearing? it could be so when looking at the floor plan. Then you probably need to bring in a structural engineer to assist you.
If not a load-bearing wall: Tearing down a non-load-bearing stud wall isn't very difficult. There are several ways to go about it, but I would remove the surface layer to see how the wall looks "inside," especially considering there is ventilation there. Then - depending on how the pipes are positioned, I would choose some kind of construction that hides the pipes - like a box. And then take down the studs. But if you have wood flooring - like plank flooring or similar, it will be damaged or simply not there where the wall stood. But it can be resolved in various ways, e.g., new flooring on top.
keep in mind that it gets dusty and dirty EVERYWHERE when starting something like this, and it takes MUCH longer than you think. I renovated the kitchen in our house, and it has taken several months, and I'm not yet done with the "finishing touches." I have removed two walls, added insulation to the exterior wall, custom-built spaces for the refrigerator and dishwasher, and placed original 50s cabinets with a new countertop.
Yes, maybe I wrote a bit more than I intended...
Hope it helps!
Best regards,
/Ove
then - is the wall load-bearing? it could be so when looking at the floor plan. Then you probably need to bring in a structural engineer to assist you.
If not a load-bearing wall: Tearing down a non-load-bearing stud wall isn't very difficult. There are several ways to go about it, but I would remove the surface layer to see how the wall looks "inside," especially considering there is ventilation there. Then - depending on how the pipes are positioned, I would choose some kind of construction that hides the pipes - like a box. And then take down the studs. But if you have wood flooring - like plank flooring or similar, it will be damaged or simply not there where the wall stood. But it can be resolved in various ways, e.g., new flooring on top.
keep in mind that it gets dusty and dirty EVERYWHERE when starting something like this, and it takes MUCH longer than you think. I renovated the kitchen in our house, and it has taken several months, and I'm not yet done with the "finishing touches." I have removed two walls, added insulation to the exterior wall, custom-built spaces for the refrigerator and dishwasher, and placed original 50s cabinets with a new countertop.
Yes, maybe I wrote a bit more than I intended...
Hope it helps!
Best regards,
/Ove