Dear James: I see these makeover shows on television. I want to open up my kitchen to the family room and it would be fun to knock out the wall myself. Someone said to be careful of bearing walls.

Installing a LVL Beam and Removing a Load Bearing Wall To Create an Open Space It may look like home improvement skills come naturally for my brothers and me, but it’s mostly due to a lifetime of ...

Knocking down internal walls is often top of the list of jobs when renovating a house. And although there's no doubting the transformative effect it can have on dark and gloomy rooms, it's not a job ...