We've got a small 36" french door right now in between our dining/kitchen and our living room, and we want to take that out and extend it to about a 14' cased opening for better flow. We have people over alot and right now we feel pretty separated.
We're pretty sure the wall isn't load bearing and we want to do the bulk of it ourselves. I have some photos of the trusses in the attic, as well as the interior wall in question from a Sketchup drawing. The arrows correspond to the wall from above and on the interior, if that makes sense.
Are we correct that the outer walls are bearing the load, and not the wall we want to open up?
And is 14' too wide for an opening without a header, even if it's non-load bearing?
I love figuring out how to use Sketchup so any varying suggestions that take me back to the "drawing board" are certainly welcome. :smile:
We're pretty sure the wall isn't load bearing and we want to do the bulk of it ourselves. I have some photos of the trusses in the attic, as well as the interior wall in question from a Sketchup drawing. The arrows correspond to the wall from above and on the interior, if that makes sense.
Are we correct that the outer walls are bearing the load, and not the wall we want to open up?
And is 14' too wide for an opening without a header, even if it's non-load bearing?
I love figuring out how to use Sketchup so any varying suggestions that take me back to the "drawing board" are certainly welcome. :smile:
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