Talk to me about breaking through walls

[mightybuzz]

I generally prefer open plan kitchen/diners and lounges and am considering a house that would involve breaking through some walls to get it to how I would like it. Don’t know if load bearing or not.

How difficult/cumbersome is it, generally speaking? If you did this how much did it cost?

Can you look at the loft and see if they go the same way as the wall you are looking at removing? If they do, then there's a good chance its load bearing.

Load bearing = Expensive (10k min? - depends where you live)

Not load bearing = Much less money

Get an expert to check before you get your sledgehammer out.

We’ve had two load bearing walls removed. One was straightforward, single steel, £1.5k. Wall removal was done in one day, then plastering and making good also in one day. The other was much more complicated, multiple steels needed and several days work for a whole team, £3,5k. It’s very messy, it would be best to do it before you move in if possible.

Yes, no possibility of accurate pricing unless you know if wall is load bearing or not.

We needed to knock through from the kitchen to the dining room. We just wanted a doorway. We sketched out our plan on the wall. Then got builders in to quote. It was not a load bearing wall so it only cost a few hundred quid.

The previous owners had converted the porch into a t.v. room. We used it as a dining room, hence the need for a doorway to be installed.

Load bearing wall here - ~£2k to get a steel fitted, replastering, new lights, coving, etc. That's central belt Scotland.