Hi,
I'm not sure if I've posted my question under the right topic, but I need help/advice with a wall issue.
We have a wall between the dining room and kitchen that I want to take down. It's in the way, and I won't be able to see my small children when I'm cooking. We haven't moved in yet. We don't know if it's load-bearing, but it sounds hollow, so we think maybe it's not.
I wonder if there are others out there who have experience with taking down walls, both load-bearing and non-load-bearing, and who have tips on how to proceed, if you want to do most of it yourself. I've included a small picture of the wall seen from the kitchen. Behind it is the dining room. In the kitchen, you can't sit.
Thanks in advance!
I'm not sure if I've posted my question under the right topic, but I need help/advice with a wall issue.
We have a wall between the dining room and kitchen that I want to take down. It's in the way, and I won't be able to see my small children when I'm cooking. We haven't moved in yet. We don't know if it's load-bearing, but it sounds hollow, so we think maybe it's not.
I wonder if there are others out there who have experience with taking down walls, both load-bearing and non-load-bearing, and who have tips on how to proceed, if you want to do most of it yourself. I've included a small picture of the wall seen from the kitchen. Behind it is the dining room. In the kitchen, you can't sit.
Thanks in advance!
Whether it is load-bearing or not cannot be answered from the picture; you need to see it on site.
If it is not load-bearing, you will need to remove moldings, the plaster, take out the studs, and then the hard part begins—trying to make the ceiling look good.
If it is load-bearing, it is often quite sensible to have a skilled carpenter take a look at it, but choose your carpenter carefully.
/Kent
If it is not load-bearing, you will need to remove moldings, the plaster, take out the studs, and then the hard part begins—trying to make the ceiling look good.
If it is load-bearing, it is often quite sensible to have a skilled carpenter take a look at it, but choose your carpenter carefully.
/Kent