Walls and Ceilings - Help, I would like to remove wall in my house separating some areas.
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geraderbent
02-03-09, 03:11 PM
I would like to remove wall separating 2 family house (to convert into one family), but would like to make sure what that wall does not support anything and I won’t have any problem later.
Here are details about my house:
2 families (2 doors in front)
3 floors (dimensions: floor 1 61x19, floor 2 37x19, floor 3 37x18)
On the image bellow see the plan of my house.
http://www.yakpak.com/assets/remodel.jpg
The walls I would like to remove is on first floor (see on image X sign on it)
I would like to make a big living room which would be about 43x19 total area of 800 total square feet.
I did open part of the wall and ceiling already and I do see studs going from one external wall to another (3x8 studs 19 feet long).
On the stair case there are perpendicular studs with metal holders
Studs used for the walls are 2x4 and as I can see they were installed on completed floor.
I would like to make sure it would not be too much of load for the open area like that (800 sf).
Please advice.
Thank you.
Here are details about my house:
2 families (2 doors in front)
3 floors (dimensions: floor 1 61x19, floor 2 37x19, floor 3 37x18)
On the image bellow see the plan of my house.
http://www.yakpak.com/assets/remodel.jpg
The walls I would like to remove is on first floor (see on image X sign on it)
I would like to make a big living room which would be about 43x19 total area of 800 total square feet.
I did open part of the wall and ceiling already and I do see studs going from one external wall to another (3x8 studs 19 feet long).
On the stair case there are perpendicular studs with metal holders
Studs used for the walls are 2x4 and as I can see they were installed on completed floor.
I would like to make sure it would not be too much of load for the open area like that (800 sf).
Please advice.
Thank you.