Most walls can come out. Some cost more.
Opening a kitchen to the living room is the most-requested change we get. Whether it’s easy depends on what the wall is holding up and what runs through it.
The questions.
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Is it load-bearing?
We check from the attic and the basement. Walls running perpendicular to the joists often carry weight; many in older KC homes do.
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What’s inside it?
A small inspection hole during design shows the plumbing vents, ducts and wiring we’ll need to reroute.
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Engineer and permit
A load-bearing wall gets a beam sized by a structural engineer and a permit. We handle both.
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Flush or dropped beam
A flush beam hides in the ceiling and costs more; a dropped beam is visible and costs less. We’ll show you both.
What it costs.
Wondering about your wall?
The remodeling site, built in seven days.
Seventeen pages: an interactive budget that shows where every dollar goes, a ten-week schedule, a fixed-price promise with no allowances, and both cities’ licenses shown.