Fact checked by Emily Estep Identifying a load-bearing wall is essential before you remove or alter it to change your home's layout. A load-bearing wall supports the structure above it, like floors or ...

Once you cut into a wall, you are no longer just decorating. You are exposing structure, wiring and safety systems that ...

Dear James: I see these makeover shows on television. I want to open up my kitchen to the family room and it would be fun to knock out the wall myself. Someone said to be careful of bearing walls.

Q Would you please send me information on how to tell which walls in our house are weight-bearing? There are some walls we would like to remove or push out farther. We sure don't want to remove the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Spruce / Kevin Norris Removing load-bearing walls is an important design tool for creating an open-plan house with fewer ...