{"id":5742,"date":"2006-07-03T12:02:04","date_gmt":"2006-07-03T12:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/?p=5742"},"modified":"2008-07-28T16:27:09","modified_gmt":"2008-07-28T16:27:09","slug":"loadbearing-wal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2006\/07\/loadbearing-wal\/","title":{"rendered":"Load-Bearing Walls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello,<\/p>\n<p>It seems like DIY demo-ing is not too hard, according to the many posts on this site.  I am considering having a go at it during an upcoming renovation of our kitchen &#038; bath.  We want to close up a wall and create a new doorway someplace else and possibly knock down the wall (or part of it) between the kitchen and the living room.  I am wondering if there is a way to know which walls are indeed load-bearing if you do not 1) have the original plans for your building, and 2) do not have the money to hire an architect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, It seems like DIY demo-ing is not too hard, according to the many posts on this site. I am considering having a go at it during an upcoming renovation of our kitchen &#038; bath. 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