Over at the Reno site, the main floor featured a poorly located brick fireplace and a tiny kitchen. Removal of the load bearing wall was a significant effort but transformative. Now removed and restructured, an island can be added to the kitchen and a full open concept is created. Unfortunately I neglected to take many photos of the before and after, so my HGTV skills must be lacking. Working on a renovation is strangely satisfying vs starting from scratch because the daily progress adds up and the house can be back at the drywall stage quickly. While remaining an affordable house, these changes should give this building a real rejuvenation for many years to come. At almost 70 years old, the building desperately needed some help.
load bearing wall is prepped for removal. By this stage of the demo a massive dumpster is already full.
with the beam in the ceiling a large open concept living space is created.