We closed on the house in Williamsburg this week, so we are now looking for a contractor to come give us estimates on removing a couple walls and closets, and enlarging a doorway into the entry. Two of the walls are simply room partitions, horizontal to the room\/house. The doorway to enlarge and a partially opened up wall in the rear kitchen are most likely load-bearing or semi-load bearing as they are vertical to the house with matching walls upstairs. All walls are real plaster. There is some minor electrical to be done as well since the walls being removed each have a single light switch and receptacle in them to reroute. No plumbing though. We would like the walls removed, electrical rerouted, debris carted away, and the exposed areas\/beams simply sheet-rocked back so we can finish out everything and paint. Would like someone who could take this on quickly as we would like to have it done in the next few weeks although I assume getting the permits for the two structural walls could take a while? The cheaper the better. Any recommendations or any contractors on here looking for work?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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