How To: Removing a Load Bearing Wall! (EASY STEP-BY-STEP)

In this video I explain how to remove a load bearing wall in a home. One of the most common things homeowners want to do when buying a house, is remove a wall.. 9/10 times, it turns out to be a load bearing wall.

In this video, I explain in 9 easy to follow steps, how to remove a load bearing wall safely. Follow along as we take this wall out of a home a client of ours recently purchased!

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[ktsterlin]

Love these videos. Now I can firmly place “removing a load bearing wall” into my “I’m definitely not DIY-ing this” bucket.

[aaronfacino]

Great video guys! Hoomeowners should consult a structural engineer before doing this. They didn't explain that the ceiling load was distributed throughout the 2x4s of the original wall and onto the floor joists. When you install the beam on top of two 4x4 posts, the load is now distributed to those two 4x4 posts and they need to be placed onto the floor in a location that can support the extra load; the placement is not random.

[williamjohnston]

As an Architectural Designer your videos give us a look into a GC's world. Thank you, stellar work!!

[SebSar-efzj]

Those group of people that are silly and soft in the head thinking wood was bending because a fish eye lens was used, should not take on home improvement projects and attempt to use dangerous power tools .
Thank you for a great Video. . Job well done.

[ceedaddy]

Looks great!! ... but I'm sure shortly after installation ...the homeowner wished he'd have had you run the LVL beam all the way to the outside wall...You could have removed that doorway as well...would have been totally open...

[quakeekauq]

You could also use 2 or 3 studs(commonly known as a stud pack)if you have extra instead of a post, also you could use a sawzall and cut through the nails at the bottom and top of the studs in the old wall removing the whole stud with less dust and clean up than cutting them in the middle, you could also use the sawzall to cut on each side of the top plate of the old wall using the edge of the plate as a guide removing the plate while also cutting the space for the beam without having to pop lines

[greywolves]

AWESOME to see YOUNG guys interested in working with their hands these days! Seems like most younger guys are interested in sitting at a computer terminal instead of BUILDING/MAKING something. Keep up the Banging Matt!!!

[Jesseondrumsmusic]

Excellent step by step tutorial. No nonsense talk and straight to the build.

[tinysand]

luv the facts that you tell how much it would cost to have it remove

[zachb]

Fish eye lens was an odd choice for documenting a project involving so many straight horizontal lines.

[MattBangsWood]

Perlin braces got installed the day after we installed the beam, remember, you want those perlin braces to be on something that can take the weight! In this case, the double LVL we installed..

If you have any questions, feel free to drop them under this comment.. I'd love to help you out!

My audio on my GoPro got screwed up on the later half of the video - I bought new aluminium housings, and apparently it blocked the Microphone.. "Bear" with me! ;)

Hope you all enjoy, super simple process, most don't understand it though..

[chensteve]

I am a first year carpenter in melbourne this video is inspire me

[vanilla]

Love the ending when you show manpower and manhours

[JoseTorres-tkmj]

Nice of you teaching your helper not alot of people do ..good job

[NavyCopMA]

Someone else mentioned it to, but this is literally the layout of my house (kitchen, living room, dining area, hallway) and I am looking in the future to remove the same section of wall as well. While I probably won't be able to do it myself and will hire in, this really gives me an insane level of insight on how my house constructed!! Very cool!

[hamb]

I appreciate your experience on this, and I thought I could remove a load bearing wall before until now. Very thorough!

[alexanderbrozel]

Not that I don’t like the regular “From the Ground Up” series, but could you do more of these instructional videos. They’re really helpful.

[doesntmatter]

Older video but I now understand how this is going to work when I have this done.
I am wanting to turn my 2 car garage, with 2 roll up doors, into 1 roll up door.
This will have to be done.
Thanks !! 👍

[GigiAvirett]

This is literally the most helpful video on this topic I’ve seen so far! Now I just need strong men to come do labor for me! I’m intimidated to do it alone 😬 but this video did help me understand the process a lot better!

[JarJarArt]

Nice! So much more straight forward in the US. In Europe we have te get a big ass metal I-beam, and a whole lot of brick removal. Takes up to two days with 3 people.