Knock down walls or keep layout?
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Comments (6)Your budget is about what it would cost for a consult from the structural engineer that you need to create a report for the city to get your permit. Then there is the permit cost and the contractor cost. If the wall has electrical or HVAC in it, besides being load bearing, then your cost also just went up. On a good day, with there being no hidden structural issues, what you want might cost you 2K if you DIYed it all. For a contractor to do the same job, you might be looking at 3K and up. More if the electrical and HVAC prove to be problematic. Plus permit costs. And now onto the door project. That obviously needs the HVAC for the room to be re-engineered. How complex that may be will depend on the type of baseboard heating that you have as well as the insulation and window type and a whole host of other issues. You need to have a HVAC person come in and take a look at the system as a whole because if the current system is at the end of it's normal lifespan, just doing one change to it could take it over the edge, or, it could be an extremely cost foolish decision to not address the whole home. Then, after the HVAC is addressed, you have all of the structural and cosmetic issues to deal with that you would have with any cutting a hole in the exterior envelope to your house. You want to be sure that it's done in a way as to keep your house weathertight as well as done in an aesthetically pleasing manner for the exterior and interior patches to the wall components. This is probably more than a 5K project and could cost as much as 20K if the whole home's HVAC and insulation will need to be addressed....See MoreKnocking down a wall and putting in a beam
Comments (3)Yes you can. Simplest would be a LVL beam that would rest on the walls you're keeping on either side. More complex/more open would be recessing the beam in the floor above, and attaching the 2nd floor joists onto the beam. You need to size the beam properly (the LVL manufacturer can do so), and make sure that the load is transferring properly through the walls on either side down to the foundation (may need to beef up below). Cost? Depends on your area. I saw an HGTV show once that said it was a $5000 job. We DIY-ed a recessed beam in our last house, and it was a few hundred dollars for the beam, a bit more for all the joist hangers, and a day or two of carpentry work....See MoreKnocking down a wall to living room
Comments (15)Neither room is particularly notable so I’d probably look at budget and get out the graph paper . I’d want to remove the single window on back kitchen wall . Work in a couple casements along w range placement there. Figure out if you want a dining zone as part of the space or island plus Such a zone. Some calculations are needed given your spaces and budget before you do it. Maybe wait 6 mo ( highly advised in new home). It’s not out of the question to see abt a bump out on that back kitchen wall to give you more room but you have to look at a lot of things then . It’s looking a little small. Mortgage rates are so low .., getting a little extra in the pot will give you some freedoms. ( are you owner to be???)...See MoreKitchen remodel advice, small split level, knocking down walls
Comments (14)Not sure about your concern regarding the fridge next to the sliding door. The photos of the actual space look like there's about 3 feet between the door and the current counter. If you are swapping the fridge and stove locations, it looks like you would still have a few feet of counter to the right of the fridge before you get to the door - so no, that would not bother me. But the rendering makes the space look smaller than the photos do so I'm not sure if you're moving things farther to the right or not. An idea for the pantry and banquette in the dining room, perhaps you could put in a shallower than normal pantry in the corner and incorporate the bench seating into the cabinetry - possibly including a little more on the other side for symmetry if that is important to you. Not sure if that would be actually functional, but it's an idea to play around with....See Morefunkycamper
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