Tearing down a wall

With open floor plans all the rage these days, you may be wondering how to knock down a wall in your home. Here's how.

Learn the proper way to remove an interior wall: assess, prepare, support, remove, and finish. Follow these steps for a successful and safe wall removal project.

How to remove a wall between two bedrooms. This post shows how to remove the drywall, what tools to use, and includes a video. Whadda mess, but worth it!

I've Got a Crowbar and I Know How to Use It! Tearing Down a Non-Load Bearing Wall, Opening Up a Wall, DIY Wall Demo, Demoing a Non-Load Bearing Wall

Not sure how to tell if a wall is load bearing? We have you covered. Use our helpful guide to determine if you can knock down a wall safely.

Follow our guide to patching holes, from small dents to larger holes, for like-new walls all over your house.

How to safely remove a wall to create open living space in family room

New project for a new year: Opening up a room? Learn who to hire, what it’ll cost and how long it will take If you resolve to live more openly this year, then removing an interior wall is probably on your agenda. It’s a project that often seems simple enough: Grab a sledgehammer and voilà, […]

How to Remove a Non-Loadbearing Wall to Bring More Light Into Your Space: I wrote this Instructable with my sister in mind: she was thinking of opening up a wall in her home. I thought if she’s determined to do it she might as well know what she’s getting herself into, right? For us, removing an interior wall was the be…

When Jessie of Cape 27 Blog and her family got their new home, they got right to work on renovations. Just two months after moving in they were making big updates, including opening up this kitchen that was closed off from the rest of the house. Take a look at what they did. They started by tearing down the wall that separated the kitchen from the rest of the living space. They also removed a bar-height counter that created another barrier to the kitchen.