Removing a wall between the kitchen and living or dining room to open up the layout, with structural support handled correctly and permitted.
Open-concept kitchen remodeling, wall removal and load-bearing wall removal all describe opening a closed-off kitchen to an adjoining living or dining room. It is one of the more structural projects a Lake Charles kitchen remodel can involve, and one where identifying a load-bearing wall correctly matters more than any other single decision.
Not every wall can simply come out; how it is supported matters most.
We identify whether a wall is load-bearing before quoting the project, since a load-bearing removal needs a structural beam and often engineering, while a non-load-bearing wall is a simpler project.
Removing a load-bearing wall requires a permit and often a stamped engineering plan for the replacement beam, which we handle as part of the process.
Walls sometimes hide plumbing, electrical or HVAC ductwork that needs to be rerouted before removal, which we check before demo begins.
We determine whether the wall is load-bearing and what utilities run through it.
A structural plan is drawn for the beam or support, and permits are pulled.
Any plumbing, electrical or HVAC in the wall is relocated.
The wall comes out and the new support beam is installed.
Flooring, drywall, paint and trim tie the opened space together.
The work is signed off by the building inspector, then we walk it with you.
A load-bearing wall removal costs meaningfully more due to the structural beam and engineering required.
Plumbing, electrical or ductwork found inside the wall adds cost to reroute.
Matching or replacing flooring across the newly opened space adds to the total.
Patching the ceiling and walls where the old wall met them adds finish labor.
Based in Lake Charles, LA 70601, we serve the city and the surrounding towns below.
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