putting a passthrough bar in load bearing wall?
we want to make a large window between the family room and kitchen and make a overhang bar that extends into the kitchen where we can sit with bar stools.Is that difficult and expensive.
I have done this several times. You will need to add support to carry the load the wall carried before you removed it.
If you want a smooth ceiling between the kitchen and family room, you will need to put a beam in the attic above wall before you remove the wall. The ceiling joist are hung to the beam with metal hangers. Then repair the sheet rock and texture, you will have a smooth ceiling from the family room to the kitchen.
If you want an Arch below the ceiling, separating the kitchen ceiling from the family room ceiling, you need to place a support to hold up the ceilings on each side of the wall to be removed. Once the supports are in place, remove the wall and install a beam to hold up the ceiling joist. Once the beam is in place, you can remove the supports on each side of the beam and proceed to frame in the arch.
Either method will require that you add studs to the wall on each end of the beam to hold up the beam. Also you must go under the house and directly under the wall studs holding up the beam, pour a cement circle 18" in diameter and 6 inches high, then place a vapor barrier over the cement and then a pier block between the cement you just poured and the floor.
If you don’t provide the support under the floor, the floor around the studs holding up the beam will slowly sink because of the weight being concentrated in a small spot instead of distributed like it was when the wall was still in place.
yes, difficult and expensive, just bouncing things around here – if you use a post at one end where you knocked out the load bearing wall, could you build the bar around it?
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some handyman experience
It could be expensive yes depending on the materials you plan on using and whether you plan to hire someone or do it yourself would have a bearing on the cost also you may need a permit and any alterations made might have to come up to code the article below doesn’t mention these but it’s worth looking into before you start ok,the article below is just a plan for a pass through bar if you choose to DIY ok.
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http://www.extremehowto.com/xh/article.asp?article_id=60241
I have done this several times. You will need to add support to carry the load the wall carried before you removed it.
If you want a smooth ceiling between the kitchen and family room, you will need to put a beam in the attic above wall before you remove the wall. The ceiling joist are hung to the beam with metal hangers. Then repair the sheet rock and texture, you will have a smooth ceiling from the family room to the kitchen.
If you want an Arch below the ceiling, separating the kitchen ceiling from the family room ceiling, you need to place a support to hold up the ceilings on each side of the wall to be removed. Once the supports are in place, remove the wall and install a beam to hold up the ceiling joist. Once the beam is in place, you can remove the supports on each side of the beam and proceed to frame in the arch.
Either method will require that you add studs to the wall on each end of the beam to hold up the beam. Also you must go under the house and directly under the wall studs holding up the beam, pour a cement circle 18" in diameter and 6 inches high, then place a vapor barrier over the cement and then a pier block between the cement you just poured and the floor.
If you don’t provide the support under the floor, the floor around the studs holding up the beam will slowly sink because of the weight being concentrated in a small spot instead of distributed like it was when the wall was still in place.
References :
Done this several times also.