Opening up the Living Room Wall
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- čas přidán 29. 03. 2019
- One of the first projects I working on at my house was to open up the living room wall. The room was too closed off. In this video I'll show you how I removed and refinished a large section of wall to make the room more open and create more flow through the house.
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Interesting to watch how you did the job while I was taking a break doing a similar job. I was most happy with the last part, real time, and the recognizable communication with your partner LOL!! Back to work now, with new inspiration. Thanks for posting!
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Wow i cannot believe what i just saw....glad your ok and the video came out....Ladies and Gentlemen watch this video closely and understand how not to remove a wall. Al ways go into the roof, locate the load bearing studs and secure heavy props underneath in the living room, as those load bearing studs are supporting the weight of the roof of the house.
Agree, always support from below. He was depending on the shear strength of screw to hod the joists in place. No where near as
"massively engineered" as claimed. Screws a notoriously weak in shear. He also removed a 2x10 or 2x12 header about 4' long over the door and replaced it with a 4x4 more than 3 times as long. Structurally the 4x4 has less than 25% of the strength of the original foo header.
That clamp to hold the drywall is simply genius. You did a great job on this project!
This WAS a load-bearing wall. You can tell by the direction of the ceiling joists, (where you improperly installed a "support beam" in the attic). The load needs to be supported at the opening (underneath) with a temporary wall. Then double jack studs on each side of the opening to support a double 2"x10" header (with 1/2" plywood sandwiched between them). Literally, 2 hours on the internet researching would've steered you in the correct direction. Hope it holds and your mud doesn't crack later.
You can absolutely support ceiling joist like he had shown however what he installed I would not call excessively over engineered. With the naked eye it appears a couple hem fir 2x8's with (2) H2.5A's each side. Those clips will probably be okay however the beam is most likely lacking in strength.
He should have paid the couple hundred dollars or so for a structural engineer to look at is.
Can I ask, what's the 1/2inch plywood used for please? Many thanks
@@GMLondonlook up “door headers” and you can learn more- but the 1/2inch softer wood used between studs in common framing. there are a few reasons, which make it a standard practice in constructing the proper support inside the wall frame.
This video could cost someone a lot, including their life. Always have a wall evaluated by an engineer to make sure it's not load bearing. If it is load bearing I'd recommend hiring someone qualified to do the renovation work. Always be cautious in remodeling work. Stay safe.
The size of the lintel over the original doorway is a dead giveaway the wall is load bearing.
That’s why he installed a large support beam in the ceiling prior to commencing. It’s not a double story house, but the beam installed is way over specked which is a good thing. Nothing Dangerous here
@@swaziaudoesn’t matter how “specked” it is. It is ON TOP of the opening, thus increasing the load 😂😂
Thank you for the fast forward but clear audit. I have no patience. Great job
I loooooooove that you tidy up as you go along👏👏👍💯
I would have definitely devised a way to support that header with a trimmer on both sides. A span of that size with only a 4x4 isn’t enough. Code says any opening over 5 feet needs 2 trimmers on each side. If an inspector saw that, they would not be happy at all. Props to doing it.
Consult with a pro.
Both ends of a header should sit on top of a vertical support. If you don't have a vertical support under the horizontal, then you are relying on the fastener to keep everything in place, which should not be done.
Litterally all he had to do was cut 3.5 inches off the 2x4 and his header would have sat ontop.
Awesome house... hope you post pictures of it completed. Thanks for sharing
this helps a lot for me because i'm renovating my room . my walk in closet is the same width of the closet but i would have to cut one piece of the wall for the length of the bed. i had just finished taking off the drywall and nails, i just didn't know what else or what to do next. thank you so much for the tips!
Awesome project, and we'll edited with good explanation of each step. Wife was right, crown moulding is worth protecting, beautiful.
I give you a lot of credit dude. I’m doing some renovations for the first time and I’m nervous as hell
This was so satisfying to watch in fast motion! Great job!
excellent video Ben...love the time lapse
I really like that you sped up the show yet gave enough details as to what you had to do. Very cool. Had to subscribe to see what else you did. I need a shed for so many tools and be able to re-do my Garage for room extension and my "other" wants a Hobby shop. One shed should do. Thank you !!! 10/11/2019
Did you end up redoing your garage for more room space? If so, how’d you do it!
It's crazy of how messy it gets but it makes you feel proud of such a different you make in your own home....nice work btw....
Wow nice job, so cool ! Love the bloopers !!!
This was very awesome to watch. GOOD JOB 👍🏽
Lmao.....love the bloopers at the end of the video.
you're a stuntman? well that explains EVERYTHING!!!
The video is great, thanks for sharing, love the end, yes we all have those moments most dont share them !
Enjoyed watching video man!! You got down!!!
I likethe end hahahahaha.. that’s me every time I try to fix something in my house then everything keeps breaking and the endless job begins I wanna cry and give up...
If you're following videos like this you can expect to continue to have shitty results.
My only suggestion are that even if it doesn't appear to be load bearing, it's better to rebuild it as such just in case and that you can lay down cheap plastic or canvas sheeting over your protective layer so that you can just pick it up and haul the fallen drywall away. My mom does this because she hates working in messy spaces.
Good job! Looks much better and open/updated. A Goodlife hack would be to just leave the right side. Take a few studs out of the other side to even it up, and make less work and time not dealing with that electrical. Nice drywall skills too, I'm learning as well but looks like you we ham on it :)
I’m glad to see someone else doing their own wiring. On my channel I have a video of me doing it too. I love to see someone do it their self. Thanks for sharing!
Great I wish we had CZcams when I was younger we learned on the job, great to see young people take care of there own. Awesome job!
Nice job!
It would be interesting to know more about the beam in the attic. People are freaking out over it but it could be ok, depending on what exactly you did.
If I dare nitpick more than people are already doing, those walls often contains asbestos. I advise wearing a p100 respirator, zoning off your renos with plastic sheets and venting the dust outside with box fans.
Well put!
If he already posted the video that means he already did it...kinda late to put the respirator on now lol
@@hondamoto-rb6bk
As a home owner, you are never done working on your house. Maybe he will use the advice for next time.
@@okkrom it was a joke
@@hondamoto-rb6bk Im a very serious guy!
: )
great work man. I thought of removing a bedroom wall and turn it into a living room, but after seeing so much work involved, maybe later.
Turned out really nice!!
You remind me alot of myself tackling home projects. Electrical ,sheetrock, woodwork.Bring it on.
How did you learn?
@@SimplicityBeatz CZcams videos, google, and just trying it.
Sheet rocks one thing, call a licensed electrician .
Always use a voltage sniffer,,,,even if the breakers are off......never know what some idiot did before you....never trust anyone.
Good information! Thx for posting👍🏼
The wife did before he worked on it
Even more of an idiot if you only have a “voltage sniffer”
You can not harrass me and my child in one room . I need a kitchen and she needs a staircase to play.in the garden downstairs.Hera and Saba you are truely gruesome
lol did you find out the hard way?
Really good work, very clean!
What an amazing job. Excellent.
that was a load bearing wall... your 4x4 header shouldve been two 2x8s with 1/2 ply between, supported on either end, and more support in your crawl space or basement. i bet you will have drywall cracking in a few months.
Both sides of beam needed to support by post beam to support the load bearing weight. 6 inch lag screws are very strong but post beam with concrete footing would be the safest way.
Good job Ben!
You do fantastic work.
Great job 👍 you make it look so easy it’s amazing what you can do in 11 minutes !! 😃
That definitely was a load bearing wall. Throwing a floating header with some hurricane clips attaching said header to the ceiling joists is not at all the proper way to support that opening. Those hurricane clips are made to attatch the rafters/trusses to the exterior walls in order to keep them from lifting in extreme winds (like hurricanes/tornadoes), NOT for supporting a roof load. You seem smart, just please leave major renovations like this to professional contractors. Someone could lose their life down the line if that "header" fails.
Exactly. Luckily for me my best friend's husband is a contractor, so he's in charge of any and all wall removals in my home. There's a lot I'll tackle myself, but nothing structural.
The only load that wall was bearing is the ceiling. The exterior walls of a house carry the weight of the roof. And he added not only a beam in the attic, but a 4x4 beam as a header.
@@jmad318 that 4x4 isnt bearing any weight. He used the incorrect hangers on the header. And that wall definitely was bearing weight. He will probably get away with it, but any inspector is going to tag that
Well there's no way he'll get sued later down the road because there is no proof he did it....oh wait....
Just caught: "I took this opportunity to heighten and widen the opening into the kitchen" aka remove the header and studs hahaha
good job Bennie 👍
Nice work, man!
Love the videos, keep em coming
Good job - good video - and the out-takes at the end remind us that it wasn't as easy as it first looked - I snicker at all the "you should have done this you should have done that" comments" - You did just good
Stick to what you do best. Animation can't be easy and your'e pretty good at it.
lol as if someone in Animation would know if he did it correctly or not. You're not an engineer dude.
You snicker at people trying to point out huge safety hazards? Sure hope people don’t watch this video and think it’s correct and someone gets killed. But keep on snickering.
I’ve watched this 2 times because I really am impressed .... good job !
impressive amount of willful neglect?
Nicely done 👏🏼👏🏼
love the ending, I can relate 100%. most videos or shows don't show the "hiccups". I've been doing renovations for almost 12 years. My apprentice/friend loves it when I have my struggle fits.
Good job except if that was a load bearing wall the support has to come from underneath not over.
This is such a dangerous video. The span here is so small that there likely won't be a failure, but you extrapolate this over a bigger span and someone heeds this guide, big trouble...
Ok I’m no expert and haven’t done any of this DIY stuff before but I’m glad you said that cuz even I was thinking wouldn’t make sense for it to be underneath.
Yeah. From the support beam in the attic not actually doing anything and the header being undersized and the jack posts not being built correctly. You are very lucky that was was not load bearing.
@@cna5018 It is definitely a load bearing wall. You can see that it is at 3:53 because each ceiling joists consist of two pieces of construction lumber joined at the point where he has installed his 'header beam'. In other words, the ceiling joists that run perpendicular to the 'header' he installed are supported on the wall he is removing. You can also see a vertical beam coming down from the roof at 3:51 transferring the weight of his roof to the load bearing wall he is removing. He has even tied the 'header' to this vertical support! On the left side of the opening he does install what could be construed as a jack stud before attaching a beam across the opening. However, he seems to be more concerned with installing this as a cosmetic header than as a structural piece because he thinks his header in the roof is going to work. Subsequently, at the other end of this 'accidental' structural piece he ties it in to a stud in the perpendicular wall with some lagging screws. If he had used a couple of 2x4s there instead he might have saved himself, but nope, this is a disaster waiting to happen.
Beautiful work 👍🏻
Wow 😮 thats really hard and Amazing 🤩👌🏻 keep going
Something very few people consider when removing a wall..The extra weight of the beam and ceiling load is now transfered to those outside kingstuds and to the Floor. Does anyone add additional support to the floor joists?
Already voiced in comments below but if anyone is watching this is a great video on how NOT to replace a load bearing wall. Building a 'overengineered' header in the ceiling does nothing for transferring load to the basement. The new beam is not in any way properly supported and should have been steel (to keep it small) or stacked LVL lumber (Laminated Veneer structural lumber). Most importantly - should be sitting on jacks/kings or posts on either side with enough load bearing strength to transfer the new opening weight to the foundation.
The end result looks great! If doing this yourself - please consult an engineer to do this properly.
Looks beautiful
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 very nice and professional job in every single way. 👍🏻
This was (or could be potentially) pretty dangerous. I hope you went through and redid the structural integrity of that load bearing wall. Never EVER replace a load bearing wall with a floating header unless you know what you're doing (in this case you didn't). Read the comments below, we don't want to ridicule or anything, but want safety in a (anyone's) home. This is what not to do.
Nothing dangerous, he installed a massive load bearing beam in the roof before taking the wall down. Job well done
@@swaziau if it is a bearing wall, the post which support the new beam, need reinforce the footing ( foundation) to support the load. also need metal strip to tide beam, post and footing together.
You took out some major support, and replace it with a floating header.
Agreed.
Once drywall was off, there was a header over openning, indicates load bearing and while in the attic, joist are cut and lapped together, another flag of load bearing.
I did not see any joists or the old double top plate sitting on that 4x4 header... confirmed a floating header.
Def
This video is beyond idiotic
how do you know that it's a load bearing wall?
@@mojo5093 Typically, the easiest way to determine if a wall is load bearing is to look at the trusses/joists above the wall. If they run perpendicularly to the wall in question, theres a high chance the wall is load bearing.
Awesome job 👍
beautiful work sir
A few problems here bro .
To make a header you take 2 2x4 or larger studs and sandwich osb or plywood between them nailing them together .
For the spanning distance in the video it's either 2x6 or 2x8's , a 4x4 isn't made for that job you need to look at the ibc tables to figure out the lumber requirements.
As for the corners you need studs under the header to carry it's weight screws are not good enough .
If the electrical is in the way just move it over like you did with the switches , never compromise structural integrity for speed and simplify .
Other than that your finished look is great.
I couldn't do this if my life depended on it. Nice job.
Oh my God nice job your house is your record now I wonder what is before
Thinking of removing a wall very impressive thank you so much for top tips :)
Great job man
I'm loving your videos ❤️👌
HMM YES IM WANTING TO GO FOR AN OPEN CONCEPT HERE
Wow!!! Thank you for sharing.
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should've used two laminated 2x8's with 1/2" ply between. Also needs at least 3" of end bearing which means a double cripple
Anand Lucertini I was thinking the same thing...hoping it’s not a weight bearing wall...then structural support below is important too. Could’ve also used lvl, sometimes comes at 1 3/4 thick so no need for ply.
Always a pro some where in the comment section
@@dukenukem8493 well when you do this for a living
@@chalupagrande8544 yup, hopefully there is something below for point load. I mean if he was in the moment and he had 2x8's, they could've worked. What he actually should've done is look at the architectural drawings to determine what type of wall was there
Pretty sure you mean a double Jack or King stud... Cripple has nothing to do with this.
Also, not sure what your codes are but you'd never get away with anything less than a doubled up 2x10 here for that span.
From the looks of it. That is a load bearing wall. You did not put the right size header and you would need to put more than one stud to hold up that beam. And also you would need to put a new footing underneath that stud to support the new heavier load. This is not the correct way to do it. You are risking the integrity of your house.
yes, birds too.
Yep if it was your roof would have ur lucky
yea he put a beam up in the roof dude. did you not watch to pay attention lol
Ian Dang sure I saw that. But that’s not the proper way to support a wall you are not sure is a load bearing wall or not. He say in the video he is not sure it’s load bearing or not. By showing the improper way of doing it, he gives the wrong message to people in the same situation that they can put a beam on top and it will hold the house up. If he stated that he was doing it this way and that people should get the advise of a architect or engineer than it wouldn’t cause such a big backlash.
That`s the first thing I said when seen this, that is a load bearing wall and now it`s suspended from attic, not suported from beneath. Here in continenal Europe we mostly build brick houses and you cant rearange walls later as you wish so this is a beauty of wood framed houses, you can alwas rearange layout but you have to do it right way.
Looks great!
Wow It looks amazing tfs
Ben, I am loving these videos! They are very neat and interesting to watch!
*Legend has it, he was never seen coming out of the house again!*
legend has it
@@tasangerbakes ?
@@jimaragon2110 u fixed it
@@tasangerbakes i believe you. Hes the type of guy to play dumb instead of saying thanks.
@@FreeStuffPlease smh
Great vid, no wasting time, fat trimming, get to the point. excellent work.
Good job man looks sick
10:50 sounds like the dude was taking a dump
hahahahaha
You couldn't tell if it was a load bearing wall from being in the attic?
Looks good!
Nice job!! 👍🏽
You could have avoided most of the mess, but cutting the wall with a utility knife, then slowly pry it with a catspaw. Rock the piece of drywall back and forward and the screw will go threw it. Much cleaner.
That is not correct way to support temporary studs. It needs both vertical and lateral load support so the load would travel down. The rafters run perpendicular to the beam that is a load bearing wall.... 2x8 door header suggested it was load bearing wall...triple your studs top and sides and you'll be fine... 😅 😆 😊 DIY at it's best..
SC 03 needs 4x12 with 4x4 studs
SC 03 shut up Meg
@@GODofDeeStruction what you talking about Willis?
Damn that looks good
You are an electrician!! Awesome!
‘To get a more open concept’
This is a great video how not to do it, not using a purple lead certified respirator, need at least 2 x 2x8 beam for the header and it needs to be lifted by jack studs before being screwed in. need at least 2 or 3 jack studs attatched properly to bottom plate.
Very nice. Well one
Parabéns pelo seu trabalho! 👏👏👏
Do not remove a walk this way. First of all, always check if it's a load bearing wall or not, second, do not use a 4x4 as a header, must be 2 2x8's sandwiched together
You should have consulted a pro on the header.
nah, you're good
No need...its all good...
Saves you money if you do it alone
@@TheLegendryZelda Prevention is better than cure.
He installed beam in the attic, it works too. 1:54
Great job!
You did a great job
Nice work man! Just out of curiosity, how long did the overall project take you? Also, nice hack with the clamp 😁.
Renovations are indeed easier in houses made of paper. Our house is made of stone. Nice job 👍
What a miserable comment, lol. Bet you have zero real friends.
Great job!!!! 🙏❤️☮️
I'm shocked to see only a few number of comments pointing out that this renovation isn't up to code while the rest of them think this is the right way to tear down any wall.
Should have bagged off part of the house to protect it from the drywall dust Ect...
Painter's plastic, tape it floor to ceiling.
4x4’s are not load bearing, might wanna fix that before you get someone hurt.
Yeah the header for that span should have been two 2x8s and half inch plywood spiked together.
Scary.
That header job will have to be fixed, should be supported by posts, by not three screws.
He installed beam in the attic, it works too 1:54
Petjr06 the problem that occurs when people install strong back headers is that you have to preload the joists while installing it. Not only was this not done but he is also supposed to have this type of work approved by a building engineer. If it fails and someone is injured or it damages houses next to his then his insurance is going to turn their backs on him.
love the end, nice little bloopers, can't believe how much mud ive dropped while mudding.
Great work