How to Demo and Remove a Wall

[@paulashell9372]

Great job you guys. I felt like I could do this. You explained things simple and on a level that people who have no clue could follow. So appreciate this.

[@kevintoews5656]

Load bearing walls aren’t always tied to truss system; you also need to see if joists terminate on top of your wall.

[@mq5731]

I used to work with a guy who bought a flipped house. After living there for a few years, he noticed the roof was starting to sag and pinned the blame on whoever flipped the house before him taking out a load baring wall without adding any support structures back.

[@carlruss2253]

Look forward to seeing more videos from you two. Thanks Lowe's, this was helpful for my project.

[@settakeshishian8561]

Thank you both for explaining what to use and how to educated your viewers in case a demo will occur. Very productive and instructive video.

[@antoniofroio8348]

"0:29" and theres a *dern* wall in the way

[@Home4HowTos]

Hey! What design ideas do you have for the top plate when removing the load bearing wall? We are removing a nice beam and looking for other ideas! Thank you!

[@jenniferbrown7659]

This is my third video. Yous has understandable explanations. Interesting questions and answers. I like the many ways to remove the walls option. Thanks

[@ellaruss8716]

This is a very helpful video. Thanks Cody and Ashlee and thanks Lowe's.

[@solayedback5153]

I had the same problem from my kitchen to my living room right across from each other. So I cut some of wall dividing the two rooms and working on a bar like countertop

[@jennaerwin2194]

Loved watching ashlee and cody on this video

[@MrPink2024]

*Just Ashlee.* I don't like men. 👬

[@joannemarriott6950]

simple clear & quick. thanks

[@KeilyShhh]

Thank you guys for making this! I'm new to this so this was very helpful.

[@circletrack8375]

What do you do with the wires if you don’t want to rip the ceiling down ???

[@fitlovebug]

This video was spot on. Such great information.

[@willtrigoso5861]

Awesome video! Thank You Ashlee and Cody!

[@rkristian3]

Great job Ashlee and B. Cody!

[@washemJB]

Great job Ashlee and B Cody...

[@arthendrickson4860]

I look forward to seeing what you do with that top plate.

[@brandoncallah]

Did you ever find out? I’m at the point in my remodel where I either remove it or come up with something cool and unique. I prefer the latter.

[@arthendrickson4860]

Brandon Callahan Nope

[@jessiepapabear4272]

I look forward to this group of videos from Lowes.

[@jarahfranzese1428]

Y’all did amazing! So informative and professional!!!

[@MrHodgeon5th]

Is it best to remove a section like yours, then jack up the floor to level it... then secure it with shims and then glue joists and lay down sub floor?

[@adamb452]

More Ashlee & Cody, please!

[@ambersiler8232]

I loved your video! Makes demo look easy.

[@ramakrishnakoya7790]

In India,we use testers which are very cheap and also used for putting scrools also. those are mechanical

[@PaulPeck]

Demo day is my favorite day!!!🔥 Great video you two!🎥😎

[@b.codyshields]

Paul Peck DrywallTube thank you!

[@castanedagus]

Great info! Well done video very professional I’m removing a wall between two bedrooms it used to be the outside of the house. The other bedroom was added to it in the 80s. I wonder if it’s load baring? Guess I’ll have to see what you did and find out! Greetings from Los Angeles

[@Justin-cl7lg]

Can you flip the switch to the wall instead of flipping the breaker

[@dragonfoxsolid1308]

Well produced video.

[@ralphriffle1126]

The ceiling joist may be over spaned now. An engineer may determine that the existing joist may need to be sistered to meet code. You can check the spam tables yourself and or take a carpenter class at your local college

[@katie2920]

Amazing video! I could have used this in my old house for sure!

[@mattseivert3725]

Awesome video guys!

[@laurenporter6166]

love the t-shirt 116 - great group!

[@itskelvinn]

How much does this cost? If it’s a load bearing one

[@t.j.bolling2058]

Loved the video! How did you get started fixing and flipping? Do you mentor others in different cities?

[@mariaemilianegron]

God bless you guys thank you for your information the only thing that I really like about the construction from the era is that the smells from the kitchen will not go anywhere else.

[@nononono3421]

If you have a good air ventilation unit it should significantly reduce this issue, otherwise even the walls, cupboards and ceiling gets stained over time from the steam carrying tiny food particles.

[@missannie8012]

Nice videos. easy to follow.

[@mybattlelife8431]

Nicely done! Enjoyed it.

[@zenqueen9811]

Love love LOVE this video and lol forward to seeing a lot more from you.

[@leslielelaind4997]

Hi guys, great video. I have a question maybe two. I’m a single mother with champagne taste but on a serious beer budget. I bought a 1940’s home and it’s less than 900sf. It has shiplap that I’d like to reuse after I open the whole house up. But all I have is a small crowbar a hammer and small saw. Any advice?

[@trevormyers8798]

How long does it normally take for you to remodel a space like this?

[@elizabethburke841]

Thanks! Great info in case we decide to remove any walls in our new house!

[@johnteel1034]

Really helpful video I learned a lot. Thanks ever so much You two make a cute couple too! Blessings

[@claudjarodnez]

Very helpful, thank you!

[@gampon63]

Do you need permit for this

[@mrerikramirez]

Overall this was a solid basics video. Very helpful.

[@sammylopez4644]

These tutorials always stop at the easy part. I want to see how you bring the mismatched floors together without redoing the entire floor, and also how do you repair the walls.

[@karen3441]

Sammy Lopez lopp

[@TripleOGdripGod]

They’re going to have to redo the entire floor that’s all there is to it

[@digiquo8143]

You need a transition unless you want to redo the entire floor. On a seam that long, you may want a professional to do it to make sure it's perfectly straight.

[@sammylopez4644]

Appreciate the replies, but I have an old house with original floors I want to keep so I would like to match them and not rip out $5000 worth of flooring for 20 square feet

[@AgentDoubleV_Gaming]

@@sammylopez4644 what if you put in a new wood floor on the section you want to match and then sand and re-stain the whole thing together?

[@lindsayminter487]

Nice work guys!

[@laurajordan1882]

Awesome can you show us how to widen a doorway?

[@7-FigureSalesAutomation]

Thanks guys, really helpful

[@calilife673]

Dude I love your shirt rep CHRIST!

[@yami4evercuban]

Great video . Can you be hired to do similar work in a home?

[@RemoveMyWalls]

Nice Work!

[@theantonbomb]

how do you find out if a basement wall is a load bearing wall?

[@renovision]

What yall do with the electrical

[@ahmedyousifhere]

What about messing up with asbestos? If it was built in the 60's isn't that a concern?

[@RNBeats1]

So i have a closet i want to get rid of in a L shaped room and its the closet thats making it l shaped but it has the breaker on the other side, is there a way to put the breaker in another room

[@ashleyice377]

Great info! Jeffrey says he prefers the sledgehammer method :)

[@kelliking5418]

Geez, now I want to see how that space they were working on turns out.

[@DatsFamily]

What if the wall you want to demolish has a vent?

[@elimelechs.l3246]

I’m in the process of purchasing a house in Indiana. And I’m gonna need all the skill I can to help me reconstruct the house.

[@lowes]

Good luck! I'm sure it will turn out great.

[@nathanpaul7678]

Planning on expanding the closest one day.

[@nvennhairbeauty]

Awesome vid. time to take out a wall!

[@crystalchaillou7760]

Great video - super helpful and fun!

[@justgivemethetruth]

3:22 - Haha ... got you! You are putting in the reciprocating saw blade upside-down. Ca you do that? Mine won't do that.

[@jaytea23]

justgivemethetruth I was wondering if anyone else caught that

[@Syn410]

Yes it's made to go either way. The direction shown at 3:22 is best if you are trying to cut something flush against a stud or wall, therefore your hand won't get in the way.

[@Eric-zq8pt]

I saw that too

[@billsmith9249]

Mine can go either way....

[@Zack.Sanchez]

Great video!

[@DankCornbread]

Thank you, informative

[@jamesrinaldo2602]

How do I do if it is a loadbearing wall I want to make my bathroom bigger and there’s a wall on the outside but there’s a 6 x 6 they’re running along the top and coming down

[@colbybarbour9990]

you don’t

[@tiffanyharmon6689]

Nice!!! Great job guys!

[@themomentdrivenlife]

Love the video! Really enjoyed the southern feel of it all. Especially in your words. Something I can relate to for sure!

[@RichardGibbens]

Great video, thanks!

[@alexlongfield2113]

I always thought that any wall running perpendicular to the ceiling joints (across them) is load bearing and should not be removed without adding a structural beam supported on the ends.

[@Concealed8]

Absolutely correct.

[@BlueOriginAire]

Lady wanted to have a loft feel. “Take it all out !, she said. “ (No regard for the rest of the floors above coming down. Just a loft feel. ) “ l have $100 bucks for the project !”

[@samywarren1062]

Thank you!

[@daniellemitchell4524]

What about in a down stairs bedroom?

[@inezmickel1274]

Thank u for your video

[@simonproductionsla]

Love the video

[@NirvanaWoodWorksbyJanie]

Awesome tips guys! Hopefully we can see me from y'all. Not sure if y'all have a show but tal are new to me haha

[@kristalsmith2891]

This was a great tutorial for demo!! I can’t wait to see what is next!

[@dannonglover]

Great job!

[@Concealed8]

One serious omission: What to do with outlets? Virtually all walls have receptacle outlets with a "goes into" cable and a "goes out to" cable.

[@kendrathewild]

Most walls aren’t wood paneling though. I’m trying to find out what to do with drywall

[@belmarezevelyn1]

New subscriber! Love how well you guys explain things. Practically dumb proof. Explaing the hows and whys and whats is so helpful. Thanks Im not sure if you have a video of how to add an addition to an exitisting house. Im trying to add about a good 6/9 feet to make my kitchen wider and have room for a foyer. Itd be nice to see a video like this.

[@abrahamlincoln1889]

Howd you escape from westwood

[@homebrandrules]

thankyou

[@matthewcain2880]

Love this video! Great job :))

[@randymullins5525]

How do you know if it's load bearing on a 2 story home with a concrete slab foundation

[@justgivemethetruth]

How? Wouldn't you have continuous studs from the floor up THROUGH the bottom storey's ceiling and up TO the top storey's ceiling that has ceiling joists and maybe braces to the roof on it?

[@ncaeon]

What's a dern wall?

[@chandra4233]

I wish you had come back to the light switch and what to do with it!

[@dianerogers8020]

helpful, thanks!

[@EdugeBDroN]

What happened to weekender lady?

[@fionafiona1146]

Glad to have my dad, removing walls made from anything but wood and dry wall is much less intuitive.

[@kody1121]

Great job!!

[@nobtspolice3441]

116 I digg it!

[@xBRVTALx]

You forgot to mention the direction of the joists relative to the wall. If joists lap on that wall then it’s load bearing. Also if removing the wall would overspan the joists then it’s load bearing.

[@justgivemethetruth]

Good point .... I think what you are saying is that if the joists are crossing over the wall and are right on top of them it is load bearing. But I am not sure what you mean when you say the "joists lap"? What does lap mean? My house is an old house and has a load bearing wall running down the middle of it, and there are two sets of ceiling joists from from each side of the house and meeting in the middle over that load bearing wall. That is the middle of the house has a wall where the joists meet and are nailed together in addition to being nailed to the top of that load bearing wall. Is that was lap means?

[@xBRVTALx]

@@justgivemethetruth yes that's what lap means. Joists are commonly 18ft long. If your house is wider than that then the joists will have to overlap on an interior wall. Or if it's like my house, the idiot framers used differing dimensions of joists and they lap several times. Instead of running 2x8 joists across the whole house, they broke it up into sections of 2x6 joists and 2x8 joists.

[@justgivemethetruth]

@@xBRVTALx Thanks. So, I assume when you say "overspan? you mean create a condition where the joist is spanning a distance larger than the code would permit for its strength or dimensions?

[@xBRVTALx]

@@justgivemethetruth correct. Lumber has a maximum unsupported span rating based on the type of lumber, dimensions, etc.

[@digibluh]

thats why if you don't know hire an engineer.... stupid videos. :p

[@robertjensen4525]

I do all my own construction I an thankful Lowe's have videos to show me the correct way to tackle my projects, Lowe's is where I purchase my building and other materials.

[@pillowg1rl]

Wow. nice Video you Guys made there :) But what happens to the floor next to the kitchen ? It looks.... open ?! :D Greetings from Germany, Michelle

[@lowes]

Don't worry! That's next on the list 😉

[@88ddsai]

Thank you for this video! It let me know that I will be hiring a contractor 🤣

[@Lilfabo124]

Can that saw do walls

[@gretchenjustice1903]

I want to know what he ended up doing with that top plate later

[@Jamesmorse86]

Great job guys! I hope you guys get to do more videos like this!!!

[@darylebarnes4300]

old houses had many walls because Parents had many children and Parents needed boundaries