Putting a double door between living/dining room

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Hoping someone has done this and can advise what is needed - no plumbing in the way so I am hoping it would be a matter of knock out old wall, beam and door frame in and bit of plastering to make good? It's a late Edwardian house so brick. In SE of UK (not London) and just wondered if anyone has had this done and how much it was or any advice? Much as I would love to sledgehammer it myself I don't know if that would be wise!

Speak to a structural engineer first.

You’ll need to establish whether it is a load bearing wall first and whether an rsj needs to be installed

Thanks, yes I will check it isn't load bearing.

If it's not load bearing, you'll be good to get someone in to take out the wall (back to brick then the bricks), put a frame in and tidy up! We've got double doors and they make such a difference, looks fab 😊

If it is a load bearing wall, it is still doable.
You just need a RSJ and probably pillars to rest it on. Basically the wall might have to get a few inches thicker.

Thanks, I've been wanting to do it for years but only just moved the plumbing around enough. I don't suppose you remember how much it cost to do the work? I don't think it is load bearing (will check) as other houses in the road have done the same and they don't appear to have steels in - had one in the kitchen in 2007 so I know they can be costly.

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We only paid for the door as had friends who are tradies and did the rest so unfortunately I'm not sure on the cost! We didn't need any steel so it was super simple for us, think it was a day to knock out and reframe, then tidied and plastered then just waiting for it to dry before painting. Maybe 2 weeks before it was to a finished standard because of the plaster drying!