Homeowner’s training: which non-loadbearing walls can you remove, and where can you add?
This is an article in a series, where we intend to train homeowners to do basic inspections. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, safety and social distancing is a must. However, that does not mean your construction requirements must be overlooked or paused.
Previously, we discussed how you can identify load-bearing walls from partition walls. That gives you great knowledge into which walls you cannot remove or would need extra measures, and which ones you can remove easily.
But, while partition walls are not bearing any load of the structure, removing them is not that simple as they still contribute to the building’s overall stability. In this post, we are going through the effects that interior walls have on construction in order to learn which ones we can remove, reposition, or where we can add new walls. Bear in mind that you still need to get a city permit, so we need to design for approval.