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Knocking down a supporting wall
xxxpinkladyxxx
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I want to knock down the wall in between my living room and dining room but was wondering how much this is likely to cost. I am pretty certain that this is a supporting wall.
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are you sure? if it is an old house especially it will remove a lot of character, and you will of course have fewer rooms as a result!Member no.1 of the 'I'm not in a clique' group :rotfl:
I have done reading too!
To avoid all evil, to do good,
to purify the mind- that is the
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If the upstairs floor boards run the same direction as the wall you want to remove downstairs, then yes it is a supporting wall.
You would need an RSJ (bit of metal in an 'I' shape) which wont cost too much. This will stick down a couple of inch from the ceiling, but can be boxed over with plaster board (or made into an arch shape or some other feature).
The costs involved would be removel and disposal or old wall, patch plastering up where the old wall was, installing a RSJ. So your paying for lots of labour. Best just get some quotes.0 -
You need to read the On the Level section of the Telegraph website (membership may be required)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=
P8&targetRule=10&xml=/property/2005/05/03/pjeff03.xml
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Whatever you do, make sure you do it right!
I have 1/2 inch cracks which have appeared between the coving and ceiling in two of my upstairs bedrooms along the centre line of the house. No idea why until I discover that my neighbour had removed the centre supporting wall (runs halfway between front and back of house) between her livingroom and diningroom.
She has been getting work done on her house due to ill health and needing health aids, and it seems the surveyor who came out to look at the place in advance, told her he was surprised her bedrooms were still upstairs and not in her livingroom! The house was ready to collapse. She had to get an RSJ installed immediately.
As we're not detached and are therefore joined to hers, it looks as though her handiwork has had an effect on our place too.
Just found this out and don't know whether to get surveyor out ourselves to confirm this was the case or just accept things have been fixed her end and even if she did affect our property then the problem has now been rectified and we should just fill in cracks, which wouldn't be hard to do.Herman - MP for all!
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My parents some time ago knocked through their lounge and dining room. However, in order to keep the appearance of 2 seperate rooms some sliding wooden doors were added in the place of the wall. The doors fold back when needed to create one large room, but can be closed to create privacy in both rooms when needed.
So you can still have 2 rooms, but have just the 1 room when you want to (if that makes sense)Baby Year 1: Oh dear...on the move
Lily contracted Strep B Meningitis Dec 2006 :eek: Now seemingly a normal little monster. :beer:
Love to my two angels that I will never forget.0
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