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Have you been staring at the wall between your dining room and your kitchen, just wanting to rip it out? Does it seem bulky and necessary? Is it in the way when you try to bring trays of food out to the table? Well, you can most likely rip it out and get rid of it! But you are going to want a wall removal specialist to do it for you so that you don’t make any mistakes during the process. The last thing you want is to tear down a load-bearing wall by mistake. Not only do you not want to make any mistakes, but there are many other benefits when you hire a wall removal contractor to remove a load-bearing wall for you rather than doing it yourself.

For starters, they’ll make sure you don’t make a rash decision to tear down a wall that is helping to hold up your home!

Read on to find out more about this process and other benefits.

Accurately Identify Load-Bearing Walls

The last thing you want to do when remodeling or renovating your home is to remove a wall without realizing it is a load-bearing wall. However, there are many of those, and you may not be able to tell if you don’t have the right specialty knowledge.

Luckily, a demolition contractor will know which walls are load-bearing and which are not. This ensures that you and anyone else who lives in your house are safe since identifying is not always straightforward.

Working with a professional can help you keep your family safe by accurately identifying load-bearing walls.

Offer Advice About Wall Removal

You may not always want advice on wall removal, especially if it is a wall that you really want out of your house. However, a removal specialist can determine if the situation is safe to do so or if it is a no-go. They can evaluate the situation based on their knowledge of walls.

If a contractor does tell you it is not a safe option, it is best to listen since they know what they are talking about. From there, you can always ask about other options for what to do with that wall since you may not be able to fully remove it.

They may also be able to tell you how much everything will cost if you decide to remove the load-bearing wall as well, as this can sometimes be an expensive venture.

Additionally, they may also be able to explain to you the risks that you take if you do go through with removing a load-bearing wall. There could be other effects on your home by removing the wall that you may not know about. A contractor can explain this in detail.

They Have Knowledge About Permits

Did you know that most wall removal projects need permits? You may not have known that! And that is why hiring a specialist is so crucial during the renovation process if you want to remove a wall.

A specialist will know if you need a permit to remove a wall or not, as well as what exactly they need to get. They also know how to get it, so this can save you a lot of research and time spent researching answers.

In addition, specialists know how the permits need to be displayed in your home before starting the construction process to make sure that they are doing everything to code and legally.

They Know What Precautions to Take

As a homeowner, if you want to remove a wall, you may think that all you need to do is just that – remove the wall. However, that’s not the case.

Most of the time, you need temporary support structures to be installed before you can remove a load-bearing wall. This will help support the structure of the home and hold it up, ultimately keeping your home as safe as possible.

A contractor will know the exact kind of support to use, where to put it, how much support is needed to support the structure and anything else that is necessary during the process. This is why taking it upon yourself to remove a load-bearing wall or any wall for that matter, can be dangerous.

Correct and Easy Disposal of Materials

When you go through a construction process, there is a process you have to follow legally to correctly dispose of any materials you use during the process.

If you do it yourself, you will most likely need to arrange for a dumpster to be brought to your site. This not only takes time to figure out, but you will also have to pay for the rental for however long the job will take as well.

A specialist will take care of this if you hire them instead. They can dispose of the materials properly without you needing to lift a finger to figure out where or actually dispose of them!

Fix the Area in the Home

After a wall in your home is removed, the area around where the wall once stood is probably not going to be in the best shape. There are going to be marks, dings, scratches, dents, and more around the area.

That’s not something you want to stare at forever and just leave in the area. But instead of you need to fix it, the contractors will be able to make sure the area looks as good as new when they are done with it.

It will look like there was never a wall there in the first place!

Save You the Hassle

When you try to DIY a project, it may seem like a good idea at the start. However, it is not always easy. It can be quite the hassle, you’ll run into issues along the way, and you’ll be spending a lot of time on the project instead of other things in your life.

Not only that, but you may also end up spending more money on doing the project yourself if you buy the wrong materials, break something, or come across issues along the way. Hiring a professional service will actually most likely save you money since they know what they are doing and can give you an upfront cost.

So when you hire a contractor, you are saving time with research to figure out how to remove the wall yourself. You are saving time with the actual project that you could be spending doing something else, like hanging out with your family or working on your day job. Not only that, but you will save money as well.

Safe Renovation

Imagine taking down a wall yourself. Do you know how to do it? Or do you imagine the wall crashing down once you destroy it?

It can be quite a dangerous venture to bring down a wall on your own without the right tools or safety precautions. It can also be destructive to your house to allow the wall to come crashing down since it can hit other walls and other structures in your home.

Since you don’t want to destroy any part of your home that isn’t necessary, a wall contractor will ensure that minimal damage is done to the rest of your home. This will include making sure there is no damage to your property itself, any personal property like furniture in your home, electronic appliances, plumbing and wiring that goes through the walls, and other parts of your home you may not think about when bringing down a wall.

In addition, they will also have the right safety gear to do it in the right way.

Hire a Wall Removal Contractor

When it comes to removing a wall in your home, you may feel that you are able to do it yourself. It can’t be that hard to knock down a wall, right?

While you may be able to do it yourself, there are many benefits to hiring a wall removal contractor to do it for you.

For starters, it’s safer to have a professional do it. But it can also save you money, save you time on research, and so much more!

At Load Bearing Wall Pros, we have the knowledge you need to make sure you are making the right choice with a wall removal. If you are ready to get started to get rid of that wall that annoys you every time you look at it, reach out to us today!